Alignment shop& timing the bushings

[camaro1350]

Any body knows a good shop that knows how to time the bushings and align the wheels on a lowered Camaro? I live in Albany OR. Thanks for your help

[Mobyd]

theres this guy Eric in gig harbor he is good..google "enginehaus" to check his website etc.

[firestone_ss]

I have never heard of timing bushings what does that mean? I have lowered plenty of Camaros but this term im not aware of.

[camaro1350]

Originally Posted by firestone_ss

I have never heard of timing bushings what does that mean? I have lowered plenty of Camaros but this term im not aware of.

Originally Posted by raymo1
It really doesn't matter with who or how you lower your car,Loosing the control arm pivot bolts and re-tightening them with the weight on the tires should be done.This is called timing the bushings,if not done the ride can be slightly stiffer and will cause the bushings to fail premature.This applies to the factory rubber bushings.Most aftermarket bushings pivot by design unlike the factory bushings.

Quote: The most important step in installing lowering coils is to time the OE rotational bushes to the new ride height. EVERY control arm bolt must be loose: front LCA, front radius arm, rear toe, trailing, inner lower... With the bolts loose drive the Camaro SLOWY around the lot and on to the alignment rack rails. With the weight off the car on the wheels tighten all the bolts. The bushes are now timed to your new ride height. This means your second set of springs the bushes are now working with your new Peddes lowering coils.


Here is the reason why you should time the bushing if the bushings are stock. It's not critical but it will wear your bushing prematurely. The hard part is finding someone who knows how to do it.

[firestone_ss]

Originally Posted by camaro1350

Originally Posted by raymo1
It really doesn't matter with who or how you lower your car,Loosing the control arm pivot bolts and re-tightening them with the weight on the tires should be done.This is called timing the bushings,if not done the ride can be slightly stiffer and will cause the bushings to fail premature.This applies to the factory rubber bushings.Most aftermarket bushings pivot by design unlike the factory bushings.

Quote: The most important step in installing lowering coils is to time the OE rotational bushes to the new ride height. EVERY control arm bolt must be loose: front LCA, front radius arm, rear toe, trailing, inner lower... With the bolts loose drive the Camaro SLOWY around the lot and on to the alignment rack rails. With the weight off the car on the wheels tighten all the bolts. The bushes are now timed to your new ride height. This means your second set of springs the bushes are now working with your new Peddes lowering coils.


Here is the reason why you should time the bushing if the bushings are stock. It's not critical but it will wear your bushing prematurely. The hard part is finding someone who knows how to do it.

well that's interesting to say the least,but im not sold on the idea completely. I have never run into an issue and it seems that would add a cost to the project since most guys are flat rate.I algn the car after install and then have the customer drive it for a few weeks and bring it back when the springs settle and re align as needed. Still nice to hear about different ways of doing things thanks for the info brother

[SSMickey]

Originally Posted by firestone_ss

well that's interesting to say the least,but im not sold on the idea completely. I have never run into an issue and it seems that would add a cost to the project since most guys are flat rate.I algn the car after install and then have the customer drive it for a few weeks and bring it back when the springs settle and re align as needed. Still nice to hear about different ways of doing things thanks for the info brother

I completely understand the concern for a flat rate tech. If I was a shop owner/manager/service writer, I would explain the pros and cons of doing or not doing this service and quote additional labor for it. Let the customer decide. It's not fair to the tech to require additional labor and not pay them for it. On the flip side, it's not fair to the customer to not do the job correctly, or at least offer to do the job correctly. Maybe this is something you should discuss with your shop manager.