{"id":19746,"date":"2019-02-06T20:22:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T20:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solomotorsports.net\/?p=19746"},"modified":"2025-04-24T12:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:20:15","slug":"schooledbysolo-center-your-attention-to-suspension-alignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solomotorsports.net\/schooledbysolo-center-your-attention-to-suspension-alignment\/","title":{"rendered":"#SchooledbySolo Center your attention to Suspension & Alignment."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“Your alignment affects your perception” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether your car is stock and in need of alignment or your car has been slammed to the floor\u00a0and you need to ensure it is aligned properly to minimize tire wear, Solo Motorsports can get you squared up!<\/p>\n

At Solo@Norcross we offer one of the most accurate alignments around, But not everyone knows that we offer 4-wheel Alignment on our flush-with-the-floor Hunter Alignment rack for $130 for standard suspensions and $150 for the lowered life slammed cars! That\u2019s as cheap as the local Firestone or whatever, except we won\u2019t scratch your wheels, give you a hard time for being lowered, rip half of your bumper off, or upcharge you for being slammed, and beyond that, our machinery is top-of-the-line and superior to virtually every other shop in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n

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Proper aligned wheels and tires track straight and true, meaning the car gets greater mileage, performance and handles better. Those tires of yours will last longer \u2013 and considering the cost of your average 19in performance tire, skipping the alignment will affect your bank account in a negative way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Beyond that, poor alignment gets the worst out of your car. Crazy spooky things can go on – like it can pull to one side or the other under braking (also a symptom of a problem with one side of the brakes which we can also help you with), so it\u2019s really in your best interests and your car\u2019s to have it aligned at least\u00a0every 10,000 miles \u2013 or as little as 5,000\u00a0if you live somewhere with deplorable roads (Helloooooo ATL, we still love you though).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“YA’LL DO LOWERED CARS?”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the years, we\u2019ve lowered a\u00a0TON<\/strong>\u00a0of cars. Let’s be honest it looks badass and handles better, but after installing pneumatic suspension or lowering springs which requires dismantling the suspension \u2013\u00a0most cars will need an alignment<\/strong><\/em>.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We get this ALOT<\/strong>, also.. hell yes<\/em> we do. Most lowered cars don\u2019t have efficient ground clearance & most shops have alignment racks mounted above ground – that means\u00a0most alignment shops can\u2019t even get a lowered car up onto their above-ground alignment racks<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0even with ramps and planks and all the other tricks to help a lowered car get up a steep driveway<\/em>\u00a0or something. BUT WE CAN. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re all auto enthusiasts at Solo Motorsports and most of us drive modified, lowered cars so this was a problem we wanted to fix, for our customers, and ourselves.\u00a0When we were deciding what kind of alignment equipment we wanted to purchase were looking to spec out an alignment rig for our Shop@Norcross that could be mounted as flush with the floor as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average alignment shop has the machine mounted above ground, requiring you to drive your car UP A RAMP<\/em> onto the lift, and that\u2019s what we wanted to avoid at all costs, plus, we wanted an alignment machine that could be capable of motorsports-type alignment settings, and not rip off your bumper as payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our search for the right tool led us to our obvious choice.. Hunter Engineering. \u00a0Solo Motorsports is proud to be a technology partner to\u00a0Hunter Engineering\u00a0and is one of the few exclusive facilities in North America to offer their in ground alignment. One of the most advanced aligning systems out there,\u00a0our Hunter aligner is so precise and advanced, it is used as a measuring device for precision collision repair to pinpoint problem areas and even has the ability to compensate for lowered vehicles and vehicles with suspension geometry out of factory specifications \u2013 a feature which is extremely useful for a performance shop like us that almost exclusively deals with cars that have their suspension modified in one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those customers in need of a more \u201ctrack-oriented\u201d alignment,\u00a0Solo Motorsports offers specialized techniques\u00a0and expertise including setting rake, adjusting ride height, corner balancing and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW DOES IT WORK?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Gather around, it’s story time. After lifting the car specialized clamps are mounted onto each wheel \u2013 specifically the TIRE- not the wheel. This is referred to as a \u201ctouchless\u201d system and is the preferred method, ascuh<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The clamps grab the outside of the tire and center using the inside of the barrel but\u00a0DO NOT TOUCH YOUR WHEELS AT ANY TIME<\/em><\/strong>. This is mucho important, especially since we offer some high end wheels and wheels can scratch easily. Note the plates the front wheels sit on to allow the wheels to turn. After installing the clamps, a specialized sensor is attached to the clamp at each wheel, measures where it is pointed exactly and sends that information back to a computer terminal, which then tells the tech what wheel is off by how much and what has to be done to correct the issue and bring the car back to the desired spec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check it out in action!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t