I just paid $135 to get my car aligned. I have it dropped on hotchkis springs which lower it about .75 rear and about .6 front (IIRC). I got charged $90 starting because the car is lowered and then $45 bucks because my wheels are 18" or "oversized" .... granted I went to a smaller garage because I was refered to them by a trusted mechanic. Last time I had a lowered vehicle aligned I went to xpress tire and they did it for $70 bucks. That was my sentra se-r spec v and it had 17" wheels, but was lowered 1.2 inches all around and after i bumped a curb and messed up the alignment they did it again for FREE because it was with in the work's warranty period!

Did I over pay today or is everyone paying this to get their Z's aligned?

 

when i had my civic it seemed like the shop oweners charged less because its a civic.. seems like since they think that we drive a sports car they think we have money. i got my civic exhaust installed for $45 and my Z for $80. people imo will charge more since its a sports car..

 

West Covina Nissan should be the first place you think about with all your Z needs.

lol... sounds like a commercial but it's true!

 

Yeah, thats probably part of it, maintenance and parts in general tend to cost more for a higher end car. Its unfortunate because Im not rich and I worked for the money for my Z!

Frank - when you say "alignments for the club" does that mean for my350z members? or? How far is west covina from north county san diego?

 

Ive heard good things so far! Im going to need to check it out soon.

 

I had the same thing with my SER specV.

 

well i went to just tires. they said 90 to allign on 19" dropped on tein. and 30 to swap rim/tires. but he said hell do it for 60 cash when his managers not there. LOL so i got aliignment, camber adjustment, and swapped rim/tire for about 60.

 

That guy definitely pocketed your 60 bucks!

 

LOL doesnt matter for me, i got 120+ dollars worth of work for 60.. dont really care who the money goes to!

 

I paid like $80 for mine. West Covina is like an hour from Temecula, so I'd say its at least 1 1/2-2 hours for you.

 

eric - haha, no kidding

Ty - where did you pay 80 bucks?

 

O WOW MAN 135!? i paid 40 bux and my ish is straight as an arrow.

 

I paid $169, but it is a lifetime alignment. I can now go in anytime I want and they do it for free! So, everytime I get tires now, I get a free alignment.

 

Yeah that not a bad price when I went to xpress last time it came with a warranty period and you could buy the lifetime if you wanted too... the place i went today doesnt warranty the work at all because the car is lowered... forget that sh*t.

 

where did u go? or do u just know someone there?

 

Barney's tire and wheel in Temecula.

 

I'm all the way down here in the 949 but with the good things I hear about West Covina, seems like its worth a visit.