Alignment Costs ???
Jul 15, 2002 | 01:57 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Alignment Costs ???
Goodyear wants $190 for an alignment. Does this sound out of line with any??
Jul 15, 2002 | 02:08 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
I paid $75 CDN. :cheers:
Jul 15, 2002 | 02:14 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
Mine cost $70 at my Chevy dealer.
Jul 15, 2002 | 03:01 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
I paid $45 at a local shop. They are good!
:cheers:
Jul 15, 2002 | 05:47 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
If it´s for two cars it´s OK :D :D
I paid about $85 for nearly 1 hour work.
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Jul 15, 2002 | 06:18 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (C5 Frederik)
For $190, I'd be shopping around for better quotes.
Jul 15, 2002 | 07:50 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
$75 by a Vette Certified Tech at the local dealer.......
Jul 15, 2002 | 08:29 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (wickedvette)
Thanks guys,
I found another shop to do the work for $69. I thought the Goodyear price was WAY out of line.
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Jul 15, 2002 | 08:34 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
Glad you got a good price on the alignment... We here in the Silicon Valley always have to pay more... Most of the rest of the US cant understand why... Can you Say... Ben Dover??
vetterdstr :cheers:
Jul 15, 2002 | 08:44 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (vetterdstr)
America's Tires in Redwood City uses a place on Main Street.
I hope they do a good job because I hate new shops.
Jul 16, 2002 | 12:03 AM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
Quote:
Thanks guys,
I found another shop to do the work for $69. I thought the Goodyear price was WAY out of line.
That is hella better than your first price!
Jul 16, 2002 | 03:06 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (Speide)
Ok, I'm back from the shop and not returning there again.
They wouldn't make the specs to Z06 because of liability issues. The owner also stated that the cars frame wasn't designed for it :rolleyes:
After taking the alignment guy he said we could set the factory specs but use the MAX settings.
We found that my LF Caster was 1% less then the RF and that my rear toe was +13 :eek:
This is what I left with on the sheet.
LF -0.7 RF -0.7 Camber
LF 6.7 RF 6.4 Caster
LF .06 RF .06 Toe In
LR -0.6 RR -0.5 Camber
LR .06 RR .03 Toe In.
I need to find better shops for my next visit. :cry
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Jul 16, 2002 | 11:26 PM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (ddawson)
A 4 wheel Laser Alignment, here in Detroit at a local chain of tire stores, runs $125 for a 4 wheel alignment on a Vette. Extremely accurate!
I would think that there would be a considerable cost difference between a Laser alignment and the more conventional machines, and maybe that's why the prices are varying so much in the responses to your question.
Find a shop with the Laser set-up, and the factory specs should be available within the computer of the alignment equipment itself.
Jul 17, 2002 | 12:41 AM
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Re: Alignment Costs ??? (kahuner)
Firestone, $59.95 for a four wheel laser alignment. But ya gotta come to Little Rock. :rolleyes:
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