[Absolut Speed]

I had the coil-overs put in Friday. I put new pads and rotors in over the weekend. Scheduled an alignment and brake flush for today.

Just got a call that the car is too low to get on the alignment rack or even on the hoist to do the brake bleed. I asked how much clearance they were short, explained the coil overs, but the service advisor told me the owner said to park the car and not touch it.

So I start calling around in my smaller city and am having no luck finding someone who can get a car with a lowered stance. GM dealer says he has a hard time with stock vehicles with running boards, so he can't help. Big tire chain says they can't do the brale bleed, and they want $89.99 for a custom alignment.

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[Absolut Speed]

I scrambled around this morning to find someone who could squeeze me in for the brake fluid flush before I leave at noon. I finally resorted to calling, gasp, the Chevy dealer.

Me: Hi, I'm in a pinch and hoping you could do a brake fluid flush on my car today.
Service Lady: You mean bleed the brakes.
Me: Sure, but in saying that before, eveyone thinks I just need the air bled out.
SL: Well why do you want this done?
Me: I want fresh fluid with a higher boiling temperature
SL: Why do you want that?
Me: So I can race this weekend.
SL: Can you get it here by 9:30?
Me: I'll drop it off right now.

Arrive at dealership:
Me: I just spoke with you on the phone
SL: The brake bleed?
Me: Yes, but I left the brake fluid in the garage, I'll drop it off in a few minutes.
SL: So you don't have new fluid in the brakes?
Me: No, that's why I'm here
SL: Well why do you want to do this?
Me: I'm taking the car on a road course and want a higher boiling temp in my brake fluid.


(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Now I see why everyone here is such an advocate of DIY.