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83Z28BlackBetty
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1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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 Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject: alignment shops in the seattle/everett area |
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A friend of mine has a miata that needs an alignment bad. Does anyone have any experience with good shops in the everett/seattle area I can send him too?
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turbo_jimi
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Les schwab does them for about 80 bucks.
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Alphius
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| turbo_jimi wrote: | | Les schwab does them for about 80 bucks. |
But do (poorly)trained monkeys really deserve that sort of cash?
I keed, however IMHO Les Schwab employees often know very little about cars and take direction poorly.  The good guy at LS is a one-in-a-million.
I would like to find a good indie shop that does great alignments up here, so I'm interested as well. If not, I'll probably just spring for the Firestone lifetime one. The savings in that case outweigh the shoddiness. 
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Al Hasse
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Alphius wrote: | | I would like to find a good indie shop that does great alignments up here, so I'm interested as well. If not, I'll probably just spring for the Firestone lifetime one. The savings in that case outweigh the shoddiness. |
I have that for the 89 and also for Mom's Dodge. Comes in handy when you start playing with steering components and/or changing suspension parts. After I put on my new (to me) KYB shocks/struts, the 92 will have it also. The store here in Bremerton has some pretty good techs for alignment.
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iansane
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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I've made some good friends with the guys at Bothell Way Garage (about 30 seconds from my work) and they're actually gearheads who have been working on cars for 25+ years. They just upgraded to one of those fancy wireless laser alignment racks and they did mine when I through on adjustable strut mounts.
I know its not Everett but they'll spec it to whatever you want.
What year miata? My room mate has one that looks like it'd do well with an LSx.
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IROCDave
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There was a red Miata with an LS1 / 4L65E swap last Saturday at the Clearview hangout. The owner said it weighed 2700 pounds  |
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