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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 10:32 PM
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Where to go for alignment?

Looking for a place to get my alignment looked at in the Vallejo/Fairfield area and also a place to get my tires mounted without jacking the wheels up. Thanks!
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Old Feb 20, 2013 | 02:21 AM
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Lifetime alignment at Firestone. Can't beat it. You essentially pay for two alignments, and never pay for another one for as long as you own the car.
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Old Feb 20, 2013 | 05:54 PM
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but will Firestone dial in the specs you want? i remember going to big-O and RIGHT before dude was done with the front i told him to go 5* on caster. he **** his pants but the manager was cool about it. too bad he was the manager there for only 3 months...
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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It's a little farther away but they have an in ground alignment lift, your car will never go up a ramp and they do custom specs
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 06:16 PM
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i have a lifetime alignment at firestone for my fc and they will do the specs i want and not say **** about it and i have also done about 15-20 alignments from them in the 3 years or so i have owned my car
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by RoTorYRooKiE
but will Firestone dial in the specs you want? i remember going to big-O and RIGHT before dude was done with the front i told him to go 5* on caster. he **** his pants but the manager was cool about it. too bad he was the manager there for only 3 months...

Thats because he basically had to do it all over lol

caster -> camber -> toe if I remember correctly from my technician days
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 12:22 PM
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Firestone has free lifetime alignments when you pay for two? SOB! I wish I knew of this earlier.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 12:33 PM
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I ended up going to AutoRnD and I'm glad I did. He owns a few 7's himself and felt very comfortable letting someone else work on my fc. I wrote a small review on his dealer forum.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Is rishie still around
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 09:27 PM
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I believe so. My friend works there.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 09:31 PM
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Yeah Rishie is the one that did the alignment
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 02:20 AM
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Rishie took care of my car too.
He's pretty cool and so is Mike.
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