skiptomylo

My ES300 needs an alignment. Are there any good shops around San Jose that will do a good job for a good price? I found the tint thread really helpful so maybe this can be similar to that.

skiptomylo

anyone? Should I just go to a wheel works or something?

kickin8

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i heard some firestone (?) stores do have lifetime alighments for a one time charge $1XX (?).......

jawnthen

pm josephdoc...he's got a shop in san jose. I took my GS there. My car is super low and they'll work with you to get you what you want. Generally its probably gonna be get good even tire wear, right? The prices are reasonable especially compared to the ever increasing prices of custom alignment.

jawnthen

oh i got horror stories from wheel works...not saying every wheel works is like this but I got screwed by them. They turned one of my adjustment bolts past where you're supposed to turn it and they ended up bending the frame back there. Luckily I got John at Exact to fix it for me. But long story short, I'm never gonna go back to any wheel works again.

sleeper408

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2GS right? How much does he charge and was he able to correct toe/camber a good deal? I've gone to Auto Innovations but but they only managed to correct it just a tad. Glen recommended Custom Alignment in Mt. View but it's pretty pricey ($240). John from Exact says he has a guy that does mobile (will and can travel to you) alignments. Since I've already tried Auto Innovations with no luck (because I live literally accross the street), I'm just wondering where I should go next?

josephdoc

Increasing in labor rate sounds good to me.

skiptomylo

i was actually thinking of going to auto innovations. Not sure anymore.

sleeper408

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What car do you have? If your car has a camber kit, I'm sure they'll align it just fine. It's just that with the 2GS and having to work with the stock equipment (lack of camber kit), $80 will only get you so far. Orlando (Auto Innovations) has fair prices, but they seem to prefer to work on Subarus and Evos. When I read the invoice too, there are no refunds on alignments, etc.

sleeper408

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Have you had much success for 2GS alignments? And for the price you quoted me, does that include fine tuning until the alignment is correct?

josephdoc

D! If you are reading this... I did not do anything... don't chop me again!