Hey Steve - I don't know any auto alignment shops down
your way , but I had mine done at a place called
C&J's Tire, right here in West Lawn
(610.670.5922) . I've used them before & haven't had any drama so far . They were pretty good about putting it on the rack . According to the wife , they stacked wood in front of the rack to ensure no scraping of the front valance . I can't speak for their 2 other locations , but
this one is OK . They have a location closer to you along 422 West near Birdsboro
(610.582.4266) . Their other location is in Leesport , which is a million miles from you
. My friend just got his Nissan SE-R (with ground Controls) aligned at a local place called
Bear Alignment (610.777.4041) along Lancaster Avenue in Shillington (south of Reading) , and he's happy . Another place I can recommend is
Hartman Driveshaft & Axle (610.929.9946) . He's on George street in Reading . Jerry's a good guy , straight-shooter & a performance Ford nut . He makes custom driveshafts , rears & stuff like that . He'd treat you right . If C&J's wasn't only about 5 blocks or so from home , I'd go to Hartman's place . Get him talking about his hillclimb Mustang & you're in like Flynn
. Those are the only places I can think of off-hand .
John - I'm running Mondeo ST200 struts with my H&R's . It seems to ride fine with them . I was a bit skeptical before I did it , but it's fine . The optimal thing to do would be to go with
adjustable struts , like Koni's , Spax , or KYB's or something like that because you can "tune" them to your driving style . I don't have the wampum right now , so these will be fine 'till I do
. I can't believe that 2.25 inch drop from H&R's
, that seems a bit much . Also , the make/style of strut you use
shouldn't affect the drop height at all , the springs do all that . Jessman's car looks great with the BAT kit (you'll see) , not much of a drop , but very nice . The H&R's seem to be doing the trick for me . It's not so low that I scrape on speed bumps , although I do take it really slow now (just in case) . My driveway is close though
. I'll take some pics vey soon & post 'em for ya .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allen
