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Old 07-20-05, 09:10 PM
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How much does it usually cost to have an alignment done on the gs?
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64.00 sears, pep boys, local shops

175.00 at lexus
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Thanks for the reply
Old 07-20-05, 09:25 PM
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Most places should be around $60 to $70. I wouldnt even bother checking the dealership
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$70 bucks at the local Les Swabs
Old 07-20-05, 09:59 PM
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about 200 at custom alignment up here in norcal. racing shop, tons of porsche and so
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My local lexus dealer was $100.
Old 07-21-05, 05:19 AM
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I usually go to the dealer because the rear is difficult to align
Old 07-21-05, 05:28 AM
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I pay about 225.00 for my car is so low I can't get it up any ramp plus I go to a custom old school shop where they do it with no computer machines its by hand and do weight distribution aswell. Weber has been around since the 1950's. I used to pay about 70 at most any shop that has that new machine but man when they put those plates on your wheels i always got little nips in the wheel, i used to complain and they still did it saying that they couldn't do anything about since it was a big rim small tire.
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firestone has this package i believe its like 100bucks lifetime alignment, thats what i have
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Originally Posted by joshoowa
firestone has this package i believe its like 100bucks lifetime alignment, thats what i have
My too. Good to have!

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$70 at JM Lexus in South Florida
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I'll second joshoowa on Firestone's lifetime deal. Might be $150, but it's a great deal that pays for itself quickly whether it's $100 or $200. Not to mention, quarterly or twice a year alignments prolong the life of the tire.
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wow...no machine?....that is old school...i would definitely like to know how they do this?....i know they probably have some special hand tools ....when working on aircraft they have special tools to set the propeller blade angles on adjustable props. Hmm...would like to see this done.
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Originally Posted by sockfocks
wow...no machine?....that is old school...i would definitely like to know how they do this?....i know they probably have some special hand tools ....when working on aircraft they have special tools to set the propeller blade angles on adjustable props. Hmm...would like to see this done.
I used to have my Vette aligned and balanced by hand.

They use a device to speed up the tire to insane speed and the guy uses his hand and eye to find the vibration and apply weight... best balance I could get in that car.

Alignment was done with a long pole and eye... that is all I could see at least.
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