Should i go get a "Free" wheel alignment

[Loren]

Originally Posted by Tamago

and this is why you wander back and make friends with the alignment tech, ask him if he can install your camber bolts, and get you the alignment you want.

a custom alignment doesn't take any more time than a regular alignment, really.

There's about a 25% chance of that working. Most alignment techs aren't educated on how or why to do a performance alignment. They'll look at you asking them to give you more camber and say "no way, I can't do that to a car that's under warranty, it will wear your tires out!".

Sadly, most alignment techs understand very little other than the alignment machine showing them that the car is "in the green".

On the flip side, I had GREAT service from the Saturn shop when I was in Wichita. Their shop foreman was a racer, knew the gig, and was thrilled when someone who knew what they wanted came in and asked for something specific. He didn't mind spending the extra time to dial in a perfect alignment if he knew that the driver was going to appreciate it. So, it IS possible that you can get a good alignment tech... even at a dealer shop.