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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Aggravated about allignment shop

Well i took my truck in yesterday at 730am for an allignment on my 90 ford f150 6 inch lift. Well they have replaced left inner tie rod, something they call front radial arm bushings i dont know where that is. Also replaced the intermediate steering shaft. They tried alligning it this morning after replacing all tha tother stuff, and realized they need a caster camber kit that was at 10 am. Here it is 240 pm i keep calling she only can say he is having trouble alligning it wont be much longer. I think these guys bit off more than they could chew! SOB! I am at like 600 something dollars right now for parts and labor WTF!
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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They never called you to update on you and ask for your authorization to buy the needed parts?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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Dude, that sucks but hopefully your baby will feel better on the road when she's done.

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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It's an old truck with non stock parts so you shouldn't be surprised really.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Your truck is 20 years old and has a suspension lift on it, which increases the rate at which parts will wear out. It also means that you will probably need an aftermarket camber adjuster to correct the alignment because of the lift.

What you are describing is pretty much what I would expect.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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If you want to save money next time, find any problems before taking it in for an allignment and fix them yourself. You will save a lot of money.
 
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