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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 04:20 PM
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Went to pepboys today to get a wheel alignment. I have coilovers but my car is not that low and does not have much tire wear nor camber but i wnated to align it anyways. Well the issue was that they only did the front because according to them the Lexus IS350 does not have a way to align it in the rear he said that at the dealer they replace a screw in the back and this made no sense, but i just want to know how other members have done a full alignment or is it something that can only done at the dealer?
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The rear you can only adjust toe. The front you can adjust toe, caster you can adjust a little by swapping out the caster bushing/brackets.
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The rear you can only adjust toe. The front you can adjust toe, caster you can adjust a little by swapping out the caster bushing/brackets.
Thanks for the input
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 05:43 PM
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Pep Boys...Alignment, you may want to find another shop!
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Your suppose to do a 4 wheel alignment on the IS. Pepboys doesn't know what they are doing
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Pep Boys...Alignment, you may want to find another shop!
I had about 5 alignment done by them on my previous 2 Is300s, but this was the first time on my IS350
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Find an alignment ship which specializes in frame and suspension systems!

May want to check if the shops or techs are ASE certified too.
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You should take your car to a shop that specializes in lowered cars such as rim or performance shops. Normal places like tire kingdom, pep boys, mieneke, etc refuse to touch my car
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Originally Posted by CLUB300
Went to pepboys today to get a wheel alignment. I have coilovers but my car is not that low and does not have much tire wear nor camber but i wnated to align it anyways. Well the issue was that they only did the front because according to them the Lexus IS350 does not have a way to align it in the rear he said that at the dealer they replace a screw in the back and this made no sense, but i just want to know how other members have done a full alignment or is it something that can only done at the dealer?
1. camber can not be corrected from the factory.
2. just because any ol' shop w/ an alignment rack can handle alignments, doesn't mean you should let any ol' shop handle alignments...
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A performance suspension shop should be able to get you taken care of.
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This is some nice information. I know where I need to go for a wheel alignment
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I'd find a shop that is reputable and deals with performance/stance/track or what have you, not any shop can align our cars properly. Found a shop down here in Atl that hooked it up after a ton of local research
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