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- Marie B.
- San Francisco, CA
- 100 friends
- 49 reviews
SO I'M GETTING MY TIRES ALIGNED TOMORROW....WHAT'S A FAIR PRICE FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT? AND DOES ANYONE HAVE A SUGGESTION ON A GOOD PLACE TO GO?
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- dan s.
- NC, NC
- 142 friends
- 609 reviews
A four wheel alignment should run anywhere from $60-$200 depending on the car and the shop.
Some cars cannot have a four wheel alignment, so it really depends.
What you're looking for is an honest shop that won't upsell or rip you off (ie, we can't align your car because it needs brakes.) On the other hand, there could be something wrong, like play in your ball joints (seriously, that's what they are called!), so you want someone who is going to do it right.
I can recommend a stellar place in Mamaroneck NY, but sadly have not yet used any shops in this area.4/6/2007 -
- Shannon L.
- Playa del Rey, CA
- 193 friends
- 25 reviews
If you bought yourtires from Costco, FREE is the fair price. You may actually wnat to call the place you bought them from as certain places will give you free alignments for the life of the tires.
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- Shannon L.
- Playa del Rey, CA
- 193 friends
- 25 reviews
O - I lied....I was thinking of tire balancing. Dammit. Sorry.
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- Pren N.
- San Francisco, CA
- 6 friends
- 0 reviews
1. they do have les schwab in nor cal
2. i agree...go with costco.4/6/2007 -
- Jeff T.
- Alameda, CA
- 534 friends
- 513 reviews
pick up a SF Advertiser newspaper and check the ads...there's always some car repair shop offering wheel alignment deals.
4/6/2007 -
- Nelson W.
- San Francisco, CA
- 147 friends
- 390 reviews
I went to a Les Schwab in Lake Havasu once.
4/6/2007 -
- Marie B.
- San Francisco, CA
- 100 friends
- 49 reviews
costco does alignments?
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- dan s.
- NC, NC
- 142 friends
- 609 reviews
I don't think Costco does alignments.
Based on reviews, I would try this place first:
yelp.com/biz/evulq93ENO_…4/6/2007 -
- Larry A.
- San Francisco, CA
- 171 friends
- 276 reviews
Larkin Brothers Tire Company
(415) 863-57304/6/2007 -
- G E.
- Hayward, CA
- 0 friends
- 0 reviews
Volvo charges 129 for wheel alignment.
Wheel works I think charges 70 bux.
I am sure you can find cheaper, cheaper ! = better.4/6/2007 -
- Erika G.
- Vacaville, CA
- 374 friends
- 794 reviews
We bring our cars to Sears. They do a pretty good job.
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- Todd F.
- Seattle, WA
- 77 friends
- 235 reviews
a few years ago (2001 maybe) I bought a lifetime alignment from firestone ... i forget the exact cost ... but remember doing the math and it paid for itself in 3.5 alignments ... did i mention it's good for the lifetime of my car & not the tires ... seriously the best bang for the buck for anything i've ever done to my car
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- Eric M.
- Manhattan, NY
- 121 friends
- 294 reviews
There seems to be some confusion here. Are you getting your tires balanced or your wheels aligned? They are two different things. Balanced tires is based on the placement of weights on the rim of the wheel to account for the natural inbalances and irregularities that occur in the production of tires (no tire is perfectly balanced when you spin it at 80 mph). This costs $15-30 a wheel. Wheel alignment is a property of the way the car's wheels are positioned in reference to the road. The direction the wheels are pointed is a factor of way they are aligned by the various bits and pieces that hold them im place (I'm talking in broad strokes here, nothing technical at all). This is more expensive, usually $100-150.
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- Christopher N.
- San Francisco, CA
- 42 friends
- 0 reviews
the caps lock key is next to the 'a' key, unless you are using a sun keyboard.. in which case it would be next to the spacebar.
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- Marie B.
- San Francisco, CA
- 100 friends
- 49 reviews
Thanks for all the responses, looks like I'll be going to Larkin Bros. for my alignment....
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- Jeff T.
- Alameda, CA
- 534 friends
- 513 reviews
wheel balance is different than an alignment.
5/8/2007
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