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Old 06-25-2019, 09:52 PM   #1
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Alignment Question

Picked-up our new Ace 29.3. Very "ill handling" as many others on this forum have described. First few modifications will be a steering stabilizer and the sway bar mod. Before I do those mods however, the alignment is obviously off as the steering wheel is closer to 1 o'clock than 12 o'clock to drive straight. My question is whether or not anyone has been able to get their dealer to align it at the dealers cost? I assume not, however asking for others experiences. Thanks, Robert

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Old 06-25-2019, 10:08 PM   #2
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Occasionally a dealer will do an alignment, most RV techs are not alignment techs
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Old 06-25-2019, 10:20 PM   #3
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Picked-up our new Ace 29.3. Very "ill handling" as many others on this forum have described. First few modifications will be a steering stabilizer and the sway bar mod. Before I do those mods however, the alignment is obviously off as the steering wheel is closer to 1 o'clock than 12 o'clock to drive straight. My question is whether or not anyone has been able to get their dealer to align it at the dealers cost? I assume not, however asking for others experiences. Thanks, Robert
Giant RV referred us to Thor. Big of them.... Thor finally gave us $250 but the job cost much more than that. Good luck, either way, you will have to get it done.
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Old 06-25-2019, 10:24 PM   #4
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Yep, our dealer is Giant as well. :-(
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Old 06-25-2019, 10:50 PM   #5
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Yep, our dealer is Giant as well. :-(
I am of the opinion that dealerships' main concern has nothing to do with service, no matter which of the manufacturers. Giant RV does not do alignments, they referred me to the Ford dealer in Fontana as I recall who told me that they didn't do alignments on the big chassis (We had the Axis). I took it to Fritts Ford in Riverside because the dealership said it was the brakes. Fritts Ford told me the brakes were fine, it needed an alignment... They don't do alignments on big trucks either. Ended up taking it to Redlands Truck and RV.
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Old 06-25-2019, 11:56 PM   #6
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Yep.. Find a good truck alignment shop that does alignments for a living. They know what they are doing and you have a much better chance that they will do it right. Money well spent.
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Old 06-26-2019, 10:45 AM   #7
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I just had it done on my Axis. I haven't even picked it up yet.
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