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Old May 28, 2014 | 02:30 PM
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Anyone have any reputable alignment shop in Beaverton?

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Old May 28, 2014 | 03:15 PM
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i use alignment specialities in beaverton/aloha. owned by father/son. i have gone their the the past 15 years with all sorts of specific alignment spec requests.
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Old May 28, 2014 | 05:01 PM
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Talk to Dan Crooke at Firestone on Canyon Blvd. I have all my cars setup with life time alignments. Thinking they are charging 149.99. Had no issues either with the s2000 or the NSX. You can also give them what you want to do and they will set accordingly. Nice if you want to go to the track and then set back to spec. Usually take my cars to the Lake Oswego location but their alignments are good anywhere.
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I've used the firestone on Canyon rd as well with the CR. I had no complaints.
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Thanks for the recommendations. Does Firestone still offer lifetime alignment?

Edit: nvm, they do offer lifetime for $169
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Old May 28, 2014 | 08:03 PM
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I had attempted to go to that specific Firestone awhile back, when I was frequently changing wheels to take advantage of their lifetime alignment offer. However, when the person came out to see my car, they said my car was too low and would not allow me to get my car aligned there. I believe that was the same issue Hue ran into at that same location. I don't think either of our cars were considered very low either.
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Originally Posted by s2sik
I had attempted to go to that specific Firestone awhile back, when I was frequently changing wheels to take advantage of their lifetime alignment offer. However, when the person came out to see my car, they said my car was too low and would not allow me to get my car aligned there. I believe that was the same issue Hue ran into at that same location. I don't think either of our cars were considered very low either.
I don't doubt that you were told that. I was once told frequent suspension/alignment alterations voids the lifetime offer as well I have heard alignment specialties does quality work as well, I just have never had the opportunity to use them.
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Old May 29, 2014 | 05:21 AM
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Does Alighnment Specialists use an elevated rack or in ground one? I've been using the wood village goodyear to get my alignments done, but only because they have a ground level rack.
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Old May 29, 2014 | 06:38 AM
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They use an elevated rack. I have been able to get on to the rack with no issues, even when I had my very low hanging diffusers. It's old school, but functional. If you guys want a performance shop to do the alignment, I believe PSI does them as well?

I will continue to support alignment specialties because from all my experiences they are batting 100%, and I prefer to support the ma and pa shops whenever possible. When I had more time I use to do my own alignments when we had access to the rack at the Infiniti dealership.
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Old May 29, 2014 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by s2sik
They use an elevated rack. I have been able to get on to the rack with no issues, even when I had my very low hanging diffusers. It's old school, but functional. If you guys want a performance shop to do the alignment, I believe PSI does them as well?

I will continue to support alignment specialties because from all my experiences they are batting 100%, and I prefer to support the ma and pa shops whenever possible. When I had more time I use to do my own alignments when we had access to the rack at the Infiniti dealership.
I love locally owned stores as well. Do you know how much they charge?
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