Alignment for European and performance cars
Alignment at Alpine Autowerks is measured and set to how you use the car: factory spec for daily comfort, adjusted geometry for spirited or track driving, always with a printout of before and after.
Grip, comfort, tire life, or all three. How the car is used decides the settings.
Alignment measured against specification, with the readings documented in your file.
Factory spec for daily comfort, adjusted geometry for spirited or track driving.
You always get a printout of before and after, so you can see exactly what changed.
Coilovers, lowering and wider wheels all change the geometry, so suspension work is followed by an alignment.
Road-force balancing finds the vibrations a spin balancer can't. Balancing fixes vibration. Alignment fixes pulling and uneven tire wear.
Every fastener torqued to spec and a road test to confirm, with the readings in your file.
We align to your driving rather than a generic spec, and tell you plainly what each change will and will not do.
Before-and-after readings are printed for you and kept in your file.
Every quote in plain English before a single bolt turns, and nothing added without your yes.
Factory-trained technicians who work on these platforms every day, and a Calgary reputation built on telling owners the truth about their cars.
After new tires, after any suspension work, after a serious pothole strike, and any time the car pulls or the wheel sits off-centre.
Yes. Changing ride height changes the geometry. Any suspension work should be followed by an alignment.
Yes. Settings are chosen for how the car is actually used: factory spec for daily comfort, adjusted geometry for spirited or track driving.
No. Balancing fixes vibration. Alignment fixes pulling, an off-centre steering wheel and uneven tire wear.
Related: performance wheels and tires, suspension repair and upgrades, and our guides to alignment for performance cars and road force balancing.
