Good Alignment/Front end shop

Post by **Redneck7** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:57 pm

Looking for one in the Blacksburg area. Need front end work on my Suburban and Accord...

Post by **jac6695** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:34 pm

Modern Automotive (540-382-8808)in C'Burg does good work. If you don't mind driving out to Floyd, Protocol Auto (540-745-6045) is highly recommended. Just tell Joey that someone from the Car Club sent you.

Post by **Redneck7** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:50 pm

Thank ya. Don't mind driving to Floyd, but the Suburban's front end shimmy is getting worse and she's now pretty much limited to ~35mph top speed before it feels like it is going to jump off of the road. I'm thinking C'Burg at the furthest.

Thanks for the leads.

Post by **jac6695** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:52 pm

Everything tight? Balljoints good? Alignment won't help much if you have worn out parts.

Post by **Redneck7** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:12 pm

jac6695 wrote:Everything tight? Balljoints good? Alignment won't help much if you have worn out parts.

That's where the "front end" part comes into play. I need someone else to do it. I've got a motorcycle in pieces in my garage with my floor jack holding the engine under the frame while I decide what to do. So both from a tools and a sanity standpoint, I can't work on anything else right now. Plus, the HOA would poop their pants if I took one more thing apart in the driveway. They already hate us, I'm not trying to force the issue.

The Accord on the other hand just needs an alignment.

Post by **jac6695** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:17 pm

Gotcha. Well if you need some work done, there is a guy on the CCVT forum that used to work for South Main Auto that is trying to start his own business. He has done some work for a few guys in the car club without any complaint so far and is cheap. PM me if you want his name and number (he lives in C'Burg near Radford further down Radford Road past my shop).