Precision Chassis Setup for Street, Drift, Track and Race Cars
From daily-driven performance vehicles to purpose-built drift and race cars, the right alignment and chassis setup can make a noticeable difference in steering response, tire wear, stability, and driver confidence.
Stratton Motor Cars provides performance alignments, corner balancing, and track preparation from our shop in Tempe, Arizona. Every setup is approached according to the vehicle’s suspension, ride height, tire configuration, modifications, intended use, and the goals of the driver.
Performance Alignments Tailored to Your Vehicle
A standard factory alignment may be appropriate for an unmodified daily driver, but lowered, upgraded, and track-focused vehicles often require a more specialized approach.
At Stratton Motor Cars, we do not treat every vehicle the same. We consider how the car is built and how it will actually be driven before determining the appropriate alignment setup.
Using our Hunter Engineering Elite Alignment Machine, we can precisely measure camber, caster, and toe, then make adjustments where permitted by the vehicle’s factory or aftermarket suspension components.
Our performance alignment services are suitable for:
- Luxury and exotic vehicles
- European and British performance cars
- JDM performance builds
- Lowered cars
- Vehicles equipped with coilovers
- Street-performance cars
- Drift cars
- Track-day vehicles
- Purpose-built race cars
- Vehicles experiencing uneven tire wear or handling issues
Alignment Setups for Street, Drift and Track Use
The correct alignment settings depend on how and where the vehicle is driven. A setup designed for predictable street handling will be different from one intended for competitive drifting or repeated high-speed track use.
Track and Race Car Alignment
Track-focused vehicles may require more aggressive alignment settings to support cornering grip, braking stability, tire temperature management, and consistent vehicle behavior under load.
We can work from driver-requested specifications or help determine a practical setup based on the vehicle, suspension, tires, experience level, and intended track use.
Street Performance Alignment
A street-performance alignment focuses on responsive handling while maintaining practical tire wear, straight-line stability, and everyday drivability.
This is ideal for modified daily drivers, weekend cars, lowered luxury vehicles, and performance cars that are primarily driven on public roads.
Drift Car Alignment
Drift vehicles have specialized alignment requirements that can vary based on steering angle, suspension geometry, power level, tire setup, and driver preference.
Our team can evaluate the vehicle and adjust its alignment to support front-end response, steering control, rear stability, and predictable behavior during transitions.
Professional Corner Balancing
Corner balancing is an important chassis-setup service for vehicles equipped with adjustable suspension.
Using four individual scales—one beneath each wheel—we measure how the vehicle’s weight is distributed across all four corners. Ride height adjustments can then be made to improve cross-weight balance and create more predictable handling.
For a more driver-specific setup, corner balancing may also be completed with the driver in the vehicle or with equivalent ballast placed in the driver’s seat.
Corner balancing is commonly recommended after:
- Coilover installation
- Ride-height changes
- Major suspension upgrades
- Chassis or suspension repairs
- Significant changes in vehicle weight
- Preparation for track or competition use
A properly balanced vehicle can feel more consistent when turning in either direction and can respond more predictably during acceleration, braking, and cornering.
Track Prep and Pre-Track Inspections
Track driving places significantly greater stress on a vehicle than normal street use. A component that appears acceptable during everyday driving may become a serious problem when exposed to repeated braking, higher temperatures, aggressive cornering, and sustained engine load.
Our track-preparation service is designed to identify potential mechanical or setup issues before the vehicle arrives at the event.
Depending on the vehicle and the type of event, track preparation may include:
- Suspension and steering inspection
- Brake pad, rotor, and fluid checks
- Tire condition and pressure inspection
- Wheel and lug hardware inspection
- Fluid-level and leak inspection
- Belt and hose inspection
- Alignment verification
- Bolt and fastener checks
- Underbody inspection
- Post-installation checks after suspension work
- Identification of repairs or maintenance needed before track use
Event requirements can vary, so drivers should also provide any technical inspection checklist or vehicle requirements supplied by the track or event organizer.
Equipped for Low and Modified Vehicles
Many exotic vehicles, lowered street cars, drift builds, and track cars have limited ground clearance. Getting these vehicles safely onto a standard alignment rack can be difficult without the proper equipment.
Our Tempe facility is equipped with super-low-profile ramps and a 12,000-pound four-post lift, allowing us to accommodate a wide variety of low-clearance and performance vehicles.
Whether your car retains its factory suspension or has been modified with coilovers, adjustable control arms, aftermarket wheels, or track-focused components, we take the vehicle’s complete setup into consideration before making adjustments.
Complete Your Suspension Upgrade with a Proper Alignment
A performance alignment should be one of the final steps after installing new suspension components or changing a vehicle’s ride height.
Components such as coilovers, lowering springs, control arms, bushings, sway bars, tie rods, and adjustable links can change suspension geometry. Driving without correcting the alignment can lead to unpredictable handling and premature tire wear.
After completing your suspension upgrade, Stratton Motor Cars can inspect the installation, measure the vehicle’s current alignment, and configure the setup for its intended use.
Why Proper Alignment and Chassis Setup Matter
For track and race cars, alignment and suspension setup can influence cornering grip, braking stability, steering response, tire behavior, and consistency from one lap to the next.
For street vehicles, a proper alignment can help address uneven tire wear, pulling, unstable steering, and handling changes caused by lowered suspension or aftermarket components.
The goal is not simply to make every measurement appear within a generic green range. The goal is to create a setup that matches the vehicle, its equipment, and the way it will be used.
Performance Alignment Services in Tempe, Arizona
Stratton Motor Cars provides performance alignments, corner balancing, and track-preparation services from our shop at 2420 W 14th Street, Suite B, in Tempe, Arizona.
We serve performance-car owners throughout Tempe and the surrounding Tempe metropolitan area, including Scottsdale, Chandler, Mesa, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and nearby Arizona communities.
Whether you are correcting tire wear on a lowered street car or preparing a race car for its next event, our team can help you develop a setup that fits your vehicle and driving goals.
Get Your Car Dialed In
Whether you need a street-performance alignment, custom track setup, corner balancing, or a complete pre-track inspection, Stratton Motor Cars can help prepare your vehicle for the way you drive.
Contact our Tempe shop to discuss your vehicle, modifications, intended use, and alignment goals.
2420 W 14th St., Suite B
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 234-7354
info@strattonmotorcars.com
