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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Just curious, I just paid over $200 for an alignment at a Firestone shop? Seems high to me, what do you guys pay.
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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Wow, I paid 70 bucks for one two months ago...
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dmarkshark
Just curious, I just paid over $200 for an alignment at a Firestone shop? Seems high to me, what do you guys pay.

What the ****? I paid $120 for the lifetime alignment at firestone. They don't even do a very good job.

Lots of local places do it for $60-80. It's an easy car to align.
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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Ask this sort of thing first!!! That is way to much!!!
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Talk about a Corvette tax, dang, $200 bucks ! $85. at my local Chevy dealer where the techie does Corvettes on a regular basis, I've got a Coupe, lowered, bigger tires, he asked me, you want a Z06 alignment?
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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The go to guy in my town was $80.00, he knows his stuff.
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Is this for 2 or 4 wheel alignment?
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Old Jul 8, 2012 | 11:00 PM
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4, Thought I could trust them, but? I have 5 cars, wont be back there in my lifetime.

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wow amazing..
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my local chevy dealer does 4 wheel alignment for $89
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I could see $75-100 tops, but $200 is insane.
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wow that is high. I got mine done here in the Dallas area at a Firestone for $159.00 for the life of my car. That is a 4-wheel alignment and the tech allows me to give him custom specs if I choose to.
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Paid $80 bucks
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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Paid $70 last week for alignment at local tire shop
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 02:13 AM
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Dam did he lube your rearend before fu@$ing you that hard..cheers
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having one done while the car is at the shop for H/C swap. invoice shows 65 for 4 wheels.
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$60 at the Goodyear Tire dealership. They have the best rep in town, and all the high dollar exotics and Vettes go there.

But I do remember about 10 years ago they used to charge more, but competition has driven the prices down.
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I had my 02Z custom aligned ( using PFADT street specs) at my Chevy dealer for $80.

$80-$100 is a good range.

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I paid $89 last year when i put new tires on
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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by renegad44
Talk about a Corvette tax, dang, $200 bucks ! $85. at my local Chevy dealer where the techie does Corvettes on a regular basis, I've got a Coupe, lowered, bigger tires, he asked me, you want a Z06 alignment?
And where would someone find the Z06 alignment specs if someone wanted to go to a shop and provide the information to them for use on my Vette?
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