HELP...Need Answer on CC plates.......

STANGBUM · 06-04-2003, 07:23 AM

Going to Custom Performance Friday, Putting on MM caster/camber plates and Eibach sptrings, now my question is... can you put these parts on and align it good enough to drive it back to asheville and get it align by Tuesday?(150-200miles)
I have called several alignment people and some say no get it aligned down there and others say CP can get it close enough to where I can wait untill Tuesday.
Please help.

sn8kbit · 06-04-2003, 09:59 AM

When I had mine installed (couple of weeks ago), the guys put them in as close as they could. When I got to the shop, the only thing we had to adjust was camber, and not by much. Your call, but drive it and see how it feels after the install, then decide.

SIUNARA · 06-04-2003, 10:05 AM

I was just in a similar situation and have found that it is best to have the car aligned properly before heading out on the road. You can drive it for the 150 to 200 miles without the proper alignment, but you run the risk of chewing up your tires. If it's at all possible, I'd get it aligned before driving it, or at least get it as close as possible by eyeballing things...there are ways to align it yourself and get it pretty close...check out corral.net if you're interested in the method...the information is listed under the username "MFE"...he does his own alignments without an alignment rack. Hope that helps.

STANGBUM · 06-04-2003, 10:11 AM

Thanks guys, I called the shop and he will just have it aligned before we pick it up. But he did say he could get it real close and I could drive it for a couple hundred miles. But I feel better having it done before I take it.

White Venom · 06-04-2003, 01:13 PM

i had my plates put on here in asheville at ray's alignment

Aaron94 · 06-04-2003, 03:53 PM

i put BBK C/C plates on my 91 GT myself. i dont know if the MM plates are different, they are probably much more adjustable so the install might be a bit different. but i drove mine about 30 miles after i did the install, and just had camber off a little. i just took some tape and made like a crosshair across my strut, and then located the strut where it was originally, and bolted her down...

06-04-2003, 07:23 AM	#1
STANGBUM "Love that Boost" Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Asheville,N.C. Posts: 771	HELP...Need Answer on CC plates....... Going to Custom Performance Friday, Putting on MM caster/camber plates and Eibach sptrings, now my question is... can you put these parts on and align it good enough to drive it back to asheville and get it align by Tuesday?(150-200miles) I have called several alignment people and some say no get it aligned down there and others say CP can get it close enough to where I can wait untill Tuesday. Please help. __________________ http://brmcoa.org/ 1997 Cobra #3843 Born 3/18/97 2-chamber Flowmasters cat-back Vortech S/C V2 MSD DIS4 Autometer Phantom Fuel Pressure & Boost Gauge FMS 4:10 ring & pinion Kenny Brown Subs MM Caster/Camber Plates Eibach Pro Kit Pro 5.0 shifter 401 RWHP & 396 TORQUE

06-04-2003, 09:59 AM	#2
sn8kbit Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: music frickin city, USA Posts: 1,417	When I had mine installed (couple of weeks ago), the guys put them in as close as they could. When I got to the shop, the only thing we had to adjust was camber, and not by much. Your call, but drive it and see how it feels after the install, then decide. __________________ internet redneck.. 1999 Black Coupe Maximum Motorsports Kenny Brown IRS'd hybrid

06-04-2003, 10:05 AM	#3
SIUNARA Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: State College, Pa. Posts: 374	I was just in a similar situation and have found that it is best to have the car aligned properly before heading out on the road. You can drive it for the 150 to 200 miles without the proper alignment, but you run the risk of chewing up your tires. If it's at all possible, I'd get it aligned before driving it, or at least get it as close as possible by eyeballing things...there are ways to align it yourself and get it pretty close...check out corral.net if you're interested in the method...the information is listed under the username "MFE"...he does his own alignments without an alignment rack. Hope that helps. __________________ Don Page 95 Cobra

06-04-2003, 10:11 AM	#4
STANGBUM "Love that Boost" Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Asheville,N.C. Posts: 771	Thanks guys, I called the shop and he will just have it aligned before we pick it up. But he did say he could get it real close and I could drive it for a couple hundred miles. But I feel better having it done before I take it. __________________ http://brmcoa.org/ 1997 Cobra #3843 Born 3/18/97 2-chamber Flowmasters cat-back Vortech S/C V2 MSD DIS4 Autometer Phantom Fuel Pressure & Boost Gauge FMS 4:10 ring & pinion Kenny Brown Subs MM Caster/Camber Plates Eibach Pro Kit Pro 5.0 shifter 401 RWHP & 396 TORQUE

06-04-2003, 01:13 PM	#5
White Venom Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Asheville,nc Posts: 239	i had my plates put on here in asheville at ray's alignment __________________ 1998 crystal white cobra 4.10 gear BBK Long Tube Headers w/ shorty O/R H-pipe 40 series flowmasters w/ 3 in. turndowns FMS King Cobra clutch Steeda Tri-ax shifter Pro-M 87mm MAF WMS Velocity Tube ~ for sale lowered 2.5 in front and 2 in rear Maximum Motorsports C/C plates FMS 9mm spark plug wires w/ NGK iridium IX plug's

06-04-2003, 03:53 PM	#6
Aaron94 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 308	i put BBK C/C plates on my 91 GT myself. i dont know if the MM plates are different, they are probably much more adjustable so the install might be a bit different. but i drove mine about 30 miles after i did the install, and just had camber off a little. i just took some tape and made like a crosshair across my strut, and then located the strut where it was originally, and bolted her down... __________________ 1994 Rio Red Coupe #3564 304 ci, GT40X Aluminum Heads, Extrude Honed and Polished intake, Motorsport F303 cam, vortech fuel rails, 77 mm Pro-M mass air, 70mm BBK T-Body, Smog pump deletion, MSD and Perfomance distributors ignition components, Tremec 3550, Steeda Tri-axe, King Cobra/Centerforce clutch, Custom 3" Alum Driveshaft, 3.55 Gears, Griggs rear suspension w/torque arm & pan hard bar, Koni Red Shocks/Struts

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