Alignment Help Pls....Re: [A4] front control arms

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OK, so does any one know a shop around Ottawa, (Ontario Canada) that dos 
a good Job on quattros ?

thanks

Brandon Rogers wrote:

>well...
>I ordered the kit (inc HD tie rod ends) up also around Thanksgiving and
>installed.  I then took the car to my loal dealer because they do the best
>alignments on quattros. i've found.  They guy who does them there knows how
>todo it right.  Anyway when I went ot pick up the car he siad the new tie
>rod end did not have as much adjustment for toe during suspension travel as
>the factory part.  I really didn't understand what he was talking about but
>something along the lines of controlling tow durign bump steer and
>stuff....???  I was kinda pissed and meant to call ECS to see what was up
>but have since let it go.  What I seem to notice is that when I accelerate
>out of a corner the steering wheel is less inclined to unwind - it almost
>wants to stay turned.  Weird.  This one handling trait makes me tend to
>believe the dealer alignment guy when he says that there is some sort of
>adjustment factor missing from the ECS kit.
>
>maybe these two data points are related.....
>
>But I don't know....
>
>Brandon
>'98 A4
>'84 urq 20V
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "thomas stanton" <gatotom at verizon.net>
>To: <A4 at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 6:29 PM
>Subject: [A4] front control arms
>
>
>help.... last month I ordered a front control arm set from ECS tuning and no
>sooner than I got the parts I got the recall in the mail. Last week I had my
>local mechanic install the parts, no problem until the front end alignment.
>Now the car pulls to the left and he couldn't get it to go straight. So,
>took it to another shop to align, they can't seem to find the problem and
>this guy told me to take it to the Audi dealer. Does anybody have any
>ideas???
>
>Tom
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