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Old 09-24-2009, 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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I took mine to Nissan. Zero issues
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Antwerpen nissan has an inground alignment machine so give them a call.
Old 09-24-2009, 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.
Old 09-24-2009, 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.
Old 09-24-2009, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by abui01
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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^175
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Originally Posted by cdoxp800
I took mine to Nissan. Zero issues
Which Nissan dealer is that?
Old 09-24-2009, 12:33 PM
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Mr. Tire in Sterling does my 21 inchers!
Old 09-24-2009, 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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http://www.iagperformance.com/alignment.html
Old 09-24-2009, 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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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 09-25-2009, 06:26 AM
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What are your alignment specs?
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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
Old 09-26-2009, 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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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.
Old 09-26-2009, 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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