JOKER

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Firestone has a lifetime alignment deal for like $140.

You pay that and they align your cars wheels after that for free at any Firestone location in US


anyone ever got alignment done from Firestone?


Are them folks any good?

sno

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It used to be $90. Oh, and it's only for as long as you have the car you signed up with. Unless the increase in price means they changed that stupid rule.

0jiggy0

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its like any other place, depends on the mechanics skill level. its a fantastic deal if you are smart and use it to its advantage. just make sure you ask for a printout of the before and after.

wasuber

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+1 you are going to get a different experience at each location and even down to the tech that does it , you may get a great guy one day and you're happy then the next time, you get the **** up guy and then you hate them cause they scratch your door and strip your lugs?

They have always done great on my company vehicles. I went to the one by Southcenter Mall in Tukwila.

JOKER

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great

I'll give them a try tomorrow

$140 is not that big of a diff then what Les Schwab charges for one time (bout $100)

mthoodrocker

lol, I wouldn't let them morons pick the rocks out of my tires let alone do any maintenance.

sno

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I've never had any problems with the one at the Oregon City Shopping Center on McLoughlin. Though, I only took my (older) car for alignments.

350Zimo

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I have been using firestone in Seattle. I know the guy that does the alignment. He has done specs I have wanted before many times. I will go now again to get it aligned for an autox. I wanna try it with more aggressive camber. So it's good

redlude97

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do they let you sit in the car so it is set up with your weight?

350Zimo

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i dont think they do. However, i heard that they add some weight into the driver's and passenger's seat. Not 100% sure though.

zSupreme7

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I'd also be worried about them damaging your aftermarket wheels when attaching or removing the sensors.

JOKER

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^every shop does that

You have to be one seriously stoned mother fvcker to damage wheels with those things.

djSLiM

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don't do it, don't do it, don't do it, don't do it, don't do it!
firestone is the sh!ttiest alignment place i've ever taken a car. i took my gti there (i know its not a g/z) cause it pulled to the left, and after i left on the drive home ~3 miles it was pulling just the same. they told me i needed a camber kit (new bolts for a vw) to get it right. i went where i normally used to go to get it fixed with the camber bolts, and the guy there told me he was full of **** and didn't know what he was talking about. i told the firestone guy what the stock adjustment range was and he told me it couldn't be done. i think he was adjusting the wrong bolt. moral of the story is firestone alignments = epic FAIL, unless you have a bone stock car, and being as the g/z's have the whole engine cradle that sometimes must be adjusted, i wouldn't trust firestone to do it. i know other people that have gone there too with 240s hondas acuras etc. and they all had similar results. i recommend collision 1 (or meridian collision or whatever they're called) the main place is off 152nd and meridian in puyallup, but the alignment place is off 163rd and meridian. i think they charged me $60-80 to do my g when i first got it over the summer. their phone # is 253.445.1470

zSupreme7

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Tell that to all the people that have complained about damaged wheels from tire mounting and alignment sensors. Metal on metal requires patience and care, neither of which most of the techs at these chain shops have.

johnlotusboy

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Firestone and Les Schwab are both tow and go morons. Only set tow then away the car goes!!
Les Schwab to the neighbor "If you need caster or camber adjusted you will have to take it to a specialty shop" car is a '72 Nova any competent mechanic could align.

JOKER

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anyone got print out from any recent alignments?


how's your camber?


I did get the alignment at Firestone in Auburn today.

the print out is just as same as I was getting from Les Schwab. (camber -1.7) on front.

So on the paper looks like they did same job as Les Schwab been doing for me for past several years.

As far as the service I did not like those guys..............so I'm gonna go to the shop in Edgewood tomorrow (after I mount my tires).


They would not even let me in to the shop. Guy at the counter told me that I need safety glasses, I asked him if my regular glasses will work and he said no........while mechanic that was working on my car was wearing his regular glasses and not safety ones.

06platinumG

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unless you have after market camber arms you can't adjust the camber on a G only the toe so you will always be -1.7

JOKER

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I know

I was just comparing the readings from diff equipment and wanted to know what other folks have for camber.

350Zimo

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i have my readings. I can scan them tomorrow if you want, but i have a camber/toe kit.

06platinumG

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I have ajustable A arms and run -2.5 camber and a slight toe out. The reason I run that set up is I'm at the track a couple of times a month. If I was setting up for the street I would try and run a -1.5 and zero toe.