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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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Anyone know of a shop that can get a lowered car onto the alignment rack I tried firestone and Goodyear and neither could, I went to sears once but it took forever and they tried to joyride/ do burnouts when I was getting my tires replaced so Im looking for a new place
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 11:42 AM
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I took mine to Nissan. Zero issues
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 11:42 AM
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Antwerpen nissan has an inground alignment machine so give them a call.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by terps
Anyone know of a shop that can get a lowered car onto the alignment rack I tried firestone and Goodyear and neither could, I went to sears once but it took forever and they tried to joyride/ do burnouts when I was getting my tires replaced so Im looking for a new place
There're a few NTB's that I talked to that have an alignment rack for lowered cars. The one on rockville pike does at least.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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Take it to PTuning in Manassas, the guys there are top notch and they can set your camber specs to however you want it.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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Take it to PTuning in Manassas, the guys there are top notch and they can set your camber specs to however you want it.
How much does that count?
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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^175
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cdoxp800
I took mine to Nissan. Zero issues
Which Nissan dealer is that?
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Mr. Tire in Sterling does my 21 inchers!
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Any in MD? I don't want to drive to VA for an alignment
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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http://www.iagperformance.com/alignment.html
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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Tires Plus has a great deal on alignments for $120'ish, you can get unlimited alignments from the time you take your car in till 30k miles later. I believe they have branches all over VA and MD. It'll last you a good 2-3 years depending on how often you drive. I personally suggest getting an alignment done every 15k miles for the average driver.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 05:35 AM
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got back from alignement at NTB(off nebel st. in rockville), apparently it wasnt that out of spec but i did stumble across this

^ porsch carrera thats back end was resting on its rotors I dont recommend that shop
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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What are your alignment specs?
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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^there in there car but they cleaned up the toe to within .15 and camber is right around -2 to -2.2 front and rear. i have a slight drop and using the oem camber arms so theres not too much they could do with it. I had some excessive wear on one of the front tires and just got a set of re-11's so i wanted to get it checked with the new tires
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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I still need to get my alignment done lol....


Ethan where in rockville is that shop with the inground alignment rack??? I cant find any close to here.
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by vtchang
^175
wrong..its 125..maybe more if the wheels have to be taken off..i just had my alignment and they did a great job..im deffinetly gonna give them more work.
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Originally Posted by Kevsz32
wrong..its 125..maybe more if the wheels have to be taken off..i just had my alignment and they did a great job..im deffinetly gonna give them more work.
No, you're absolutely right, It is $125 (if your lowered Z has more than 5" of ground clearance, otherwise it's +$50 as stated on their website and over the phone). Thanks for clearing that up for everybody.
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by vtchang
No, you're absolutely right, It is $125 (if your lowered Z has more than 5" of ground clearance, otherwise it's +$50 as stated on their website and over the phone). Thanks for clearing that up for everybody.
my Z is lowered...like 2" of ground clearance..got charged 125...idk..best way to find out would to give them a call.
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