Wheel Alignment
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Wheel Alignment
Got a set of tires at Sears. I did not get the alignment deal. Now, I am being threatened that I will void the Yokohama Tire guarantee and was told that normally, alignment is done every 12,000 miles, which I know is BS.
Is there a place where you can get reasonable alignment cost?
Sears was charging me $60.
Can this be a do it yourself project?
Normally it is a Toe and Camber adjustment.
Thanks.
Is there a place where you can get reasonable alignment cost?
Sears was charging me $60.
Can this be a do it yourself project?
Normally it is a Toe and Camber adjustment.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Mandy
Got a set of tires at Sears. I did not get the alignment deal. Now, I am being threatened that I will void the Yokohama Tire guarantee and was told that normally, alignment is done every 12,000 miles, which I know is BS.
Is there a place where you can get reasonable alignment cost?
Sears was charging me $60.
Can this be a do it yourself project?
Normally it is a Toe and Camber adjustment.
Thanks.
Is there a place where you can get reasonable alignment cost?
Sears was charging me $60.
Can this be a do it yourself project?
Normally it is a Toe and Camber adjustment.
Thanks.
No, you can't do it yourself, unless you have the thousands of dollars of equipment you need, plus a drive on lift.
And every year/12k miles is a bit much for the south. For northerners, maybe if your on the road all the time as pot-holes can knock it off over the winter.
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Ya u have to get it done somewhere. Some places charge $45 for alignment, jus depends where u go. But $60 is still very reasonable. I've had a few alignments in my time.
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Alignments normally go for 50 bucks if your suspension is stock. If your car is lowered and has a camber kit they might ask for a lot more. I've went to shops and tried to get an alignment with them adjusting the kit and some shops wanted 120 bucks just to do the fronts.
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$60 doesn't sound too bad, you may be able to find it cheaper if you go to a smaller place, or someplace that specailizes in wheels/tires/alignment. I would go with Sears, my parents have had good luck there, but NEVER PEPBOYS, I had a problem with my volvo before, and it took ~5-6 trips to get it aligned properly and everything corrected.
You CAN do it at home yourself, I believe I have seen it before, I want to say linked to/from a Miata forum, but it basically came down to being horribly time consuming, a whole day, with help, and you're setup being ready. I'll try and find it for you, but I wouldn't suggest it.
A northerner like myself though, I am going to get one done late spring/early summer, and check to make sure all my rims are true, potholes this winter are horrible at best.
You CAN do it at home yourself, I believe I have seen it before, I want to say linked to/from a Miata forum, but it basically came down to being horribly time consuming, a whole day, with help, and you're setup being ready. I'll try and find it for you, but I wouldn't suggest it.
A northerner like myself though, I am going to get one done late spring/early summer, and check to make sure all my rims are true, potholes this winter are horrible at best.
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Yup, I'm getting mine done BEFORE I put the 18's on this year, wated till a month after I changed them last year and even that one month of them being off a bit finished off my fronts. have new ones this year, so not about to get'em wrecked up!!
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Originally Posted by UnsanePyro
Wait, don't you want to put the 18's on first? Like put them on, then get it aligned with those wheels. I thought you were supposed to do it that way...
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