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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Just wondering whether anyone here has had an alignment done at the Sears Auto Center rather than at the local dealer.
I took it to my local dealer last year and the tire roar seems to be coming back again.

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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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id never go to sears unless it was to align a stock vehicle
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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Take a neon to sears....
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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good god. don't do it. in my town, sears hires anybody who can fog a mirror.
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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lol, just think about it. "I took my 350Z to Sears for an alignment"

Just doesn't sound right to me.
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Ok, based on your overwhelming responses, going to Sears is a bad idea.
It's better to take my 1997 Corolla there.
Alright, I'll just take it to a different dealer then.
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jt14894
Just wondering whether anyone here has had an alignment done at the Sears Auto Center rather than at the local dealer.
I took it to my local dealer last year and the tire roar seems to be coming back again.
seriously think about what your saying. i dont even trust sears to change my tires oil for that matter touch my car.

go somewhere reputable if you have a warranty go to a dealer if they mess up they fix it for free. firestone if your on a budget, i do have a buddy that goes there with his rx7 and says they dont do a bad job, but me personally i would go to a car shop that has the capability to do such. and do it well.

never trust sears
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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honestly. if its a stock car, with stock shocks/springs and its just a normal alignment job, it makes no difference on who you go to. even a person that can fog a mirror can follow procedures on a computerized alignment rack..

now, if he was dropped with adjustable camber/toe bars, then that would be something else. the only risk @ sears is them putting marks on your rims with their wheel alignment laser rack thing.

best bet: call up your local tune shop, and as for a referral to an alignment shop for modified cars...
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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Ask for a shop recommendation in your regional forum.
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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I would go to Sears, but i would talk to the tech before hand to see if i would trust them with my car.

Most alignment placed have their good and bad.
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Ask for a shop recommendation in your regional forum.
+1. There were only two shops in my home town that could properly handle alignment with 18 inch rims. Neither of them were named Sears.
Old Feb 18, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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