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Old 04-30-2008, 12:03 PM
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Well i went TFO Performance in Hialeah and i spoke to Manny and he said that he would take care of the camber in the rear in my car. I just put on my wheels they are RH R7's and i have the Tanabe GF210's on the rear rim is 19x10.5 with a 275/35/19. Hes charging me $350 to get it back to spec and an alignment. Is that price just about right?
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uhh, $350 for an alignment??? That's insane, are you serious?
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Maybe $350 with the kit included.
Old 04-30-2008, 12:27 PM
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front and rear kits and alignment for $350 good deal. I know front A arm by itself will cost you almost $400 I have one laying around installing it this saturday. Rear Camber ranges from 150+ but I got mine from ebay for $74 shipped similar to what intensepower.com sells.

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Well he isnt doing the fronts, i told him to do the rears only. He was charging me $600 for all 4 wheels. Should i just get an alignment first and see what camber and toe setting iam on? I really dont want to drive around ****ing my **** up
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Originally Posted by Spoiled Z
front and rear kits and alignment for $350 good deal. I know front A arm by itself will cost you almost $400 I have one laying around installing it this saturday. Rear Camber ranges from 150+ but I got mine from ebay for $74 shipped similar to what intensepower.com sells.
You didt get the toe bolts?
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He also told me that it would take him from 830 AM to around 2PM to do the job right. Should i just buy the SPC camber kit and do it somewhere else?
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too much.
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Originally Posted by cheshirecat79
Maybe $350 with the kit included.

Yes for that much it better include the kit. I had all 4 done on my truck for 50 bucks at Big Ho Tires.
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Find out what exactly he wants $350 or $600 for! If he is not installing some nice aftermarket arms for you, he is screwing you hard. A regular alignment is like $50-$100 anywhere and it doesnt matter if you are lowered, the process is the same. The only difference is they might not be able to get you quite in spec depending how much you are lowered...
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Originally Posted by chinny
He also told me that it would take him from 830 AM to around 2PM to do the job right. Should i just buy the SPC camber kit and do it somewhere else?
Buy the SPC camber/toe kit and do it yourself. I was under the car today working on springs/struts. I was going to do the SPC, but I didn't have dremel and I don't think I need it with the small drop I have. It really doesn't look difficult. Couple bolts and some dremel work...voila. There is a DIY on our forums for it. To hell with $600. The shops around here were going to charge me that for springs/struts/alignment, but I did it with a friend -- thanx to blackfairlady!

If it he talking $350 including the rear kit then I guess that isn't too bad. $150 or so for the kit, $100 for alignment, and labor. I highly doubt that would take five hours though (and then it would be WAY more than $350).
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I Smell Rip Off
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Damn sun thats alot of money! I dont mean to threadjack but if you got the stock wheels and are going to lower the car you dont need a camber kit?
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