Firestone Alignment.. Lowered Car friendly?
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been to this one. not a bad place but not the greatest. also been to the one in west covina where my friend works (good place since i know him) . some firestones only touch toe... n leave the camber spec the same (the one a valley vie n orangethorpe set my camber at -4.... when before it was -2.8 or so arsehole)...
So is the west covina firestone any good? This appears to be the closest firestone to me. Do they accommodate lowered cars?
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I went to Orangethrope firestone alignment w/ GSteg few weeks ago. The guy that worked on GSteg car was David (kim?), he's korean/tall guy. He seems really know what he's doing, at least he allowed GSteg to set the specs he wanted. Ask GSteg for more detail.
The manager is Frank Kim, he's a good guy I got $30 off for my 2nd lifetime alignment from him.
The manager is Frank Kim, he's a good guy I got $30 off for my 2nd lifetime alignment from him.
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^^^Dang it! i knew i should've followed you guys when you went. But i still need to adjust my coilovers before i take her in. So is it still about $150 without discount/coupons?
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Mike was my mechanic and he did pretty well on all three except for the drivers side... He helped me tighten up my camber kit, thank goodness.
Hmm, I might have to request David then. I might need some custom specs on my car.
I'm surprised Frank Kim was nice to you about it. WHen I came in with my car, he straight up said, NO I might not make it onto the lift and was being a pretty big ******* about it. He said that I will have to take off my front bumper, but his tech Mike said he can put it on, so that kinda shut him up.
Came out satisfied but my toe wear on the driver side killed my fk452.... SO sad.
I got new wheels on so I will be going here tomorrow! If you see a White TL, say hi
I went to Orangethrope firestone alignment w/ GSteg few weeks ago. The guy that worked on GSteg car was David (kim?), he's korean/tall guy. He seems really know what he's doing, at least he allowed GSteg to set the specs he wanted. Ask GSteg for more detail.
The manager is Frank Kim, he's a good guy I got $30 off for my 2nd lifetime alignment from him.
The manager is Frank Kim, he's a good guy I got $30 off for my 2nd lifetime alignment from him.
I'm surprised Frank Kim was nice to you about it. WHen I came in with my car, he straight up said, NO I might not make it onto the lift and was being a pretty big ******* about it. He said that I will have to take off my front bumper, but his tech Mike said he can put it on, so that kinda shut him up.
Came out satisfied but my toe wear on the driver side killed my fk452.... SO sad.
I got new wheels on so I will be going here tomorrow! If you see a White TL, say hi
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the ramp is.. pretty low. i would say... the height of an average house ramp.
basically the lift goes down.. to about... 8 inches off the ground and there's a ramp to drive your car up then the machine lifts the car from there
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kinda late, but i got my alignment at the west covina one. Ask for hugo and tell him your from club lexus. Hell give you a discount, i got my lifetime for 120!
the ramp is.. pretty low. i would say... the height of an average house ramp.
basically the lift goes down.. to about... 8 inches off the ground and there's a ramp to drive your car up then the machine lifts the car from there
the ramp is.. pretty low. i would say... the height of an average house ramp.
basically the lift goes down.. to about... 8 inches off the ground and there's a ramp to drive your car up then the machine lifts the car from there
i wanna say the name of the only tech i use there is ralf/rafael, but i need to dig up the papers from my glovebox.
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i just did my alignment at the one in Buena park. Ask for Humberdto. He actually knows how to dial in camber. I will be going back there on friday.
Dunno how legit he is on the toe, but I will keep you guys updated
Dunno how legit he is on the toe, but I will keep you guys updated