Where to get an alignment done?
#1
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
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Where to get an alignment done?
seems like a silly question but just not sure if i should trust a franchised shop like townfare tire or firestone to do an alignment on my car. Where are you guys gettign your alignments done?
#2
premix, for f's sake
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ide recommend Firestone or Tiresplus, but i do my own alignments for free . i work at a tires plus (which is owned by Bridgestone/Firestone) and we all usually have the same equipment and our alignment machines are pretty badass, plus if youre not satisfied w/ the alignment you can have it done again(for up to 6 months) unless you go off and hit something or modify the car's suspension... make sure you ask for a before and after printout of the specs, just because i cannot vouche for the tech thats actually doing the work (although i could if you came up to my store )
#4
premix, for f's sake
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100% true. find a place you like and become a regular, as you build a repoir w/ them, they'll usually start hookin you up w/ good deals on other services that you'll eventually need (ide personally avoid dealerships, as they are more expensive for the same service, and their prices are usually set so youll rarely get any deals)
#6
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
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well i attempted to get the car aligned on sat morn. firestone and other franchised locations werent willing to do it to my specs. it had to be factory specs. oh well.
#7
premix, for f's sake
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does your vehicle have stock suspension? if so than its best to go w/ factory specs. if you have after market suspesion, they should be able to do it to what you request, assuming they are used to such things. ive aligned many vehicles at my store, slammed out w/ coilovers and camber kits, and first thing I ask the owners is what they want for settings (mainly camber) and then set it per request.
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It's best to find a shop that a lot of track guys use....you can usually troll the SCCA forums or such to find a good place. Firestone/Goodyear is fine for the daily driver but not my FD....
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