I took the day off, and took my car to Just Tires. A buddy of mine has a friend who works there, and my buddy trusts them with all of his cars. They also have the DeLorean in their alignment system, so I figured it was worth a try. I got to drive the car onto the alignment rack, and hang out in the work area and watch them check everything. I told the tech about how the car was lowered, and the camber would most likely be off. If it was off by too much, I’d have to buys some adjustable lower control arms. I brought along my alignment shims, and the torque specifications.
The results were the camber is off by about 2 degrees. The tech advised me not to do the alignment now, since I should get the adjustable lower control arms, and the car will need to be aligned again. The bad news is, these control arms will cost me a few hundred dollars. The good news is, my alignment check was free.
So which control arms should I buy?
Delorean Motor Center: $325 plus refundable $200 core charge
Mid-State: $210
More on that at a later date. For now, I don’t want to drive my car until I can correct the camber. I should have done this over the winter.
Costs:
Alignment Check: Free! @ Just Tires – Wheaton, IL