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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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so i installed my leveling kit last week (super happy with it) and took it to get an alignment the next day. i pay my money and drive it home...i did not notice until i got out of town and on the county roads that the steering wheel is slightly off center and the truck slightly veers to the right....

so i call the guy back and he says bring it right back in....so i take it back...then the guy says his aligment machine has broken after i was there...BS!! he says he will call me when fixed...he never called so i just got done calling him....."uhh, its still broke call back next week". BS!

so what are the odds that the machine was broken prior to me first going in and they didnt even align my truck? and if so how much damage is this going to cause to my truck driving it slightly out of alignment? sorry for the long post im just extremley pissed off!!!
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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Same thing happened to me (I think it's just them being too lazy to mess with the camber). Get your money back and go somewhere else.
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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yep...what Gator said...go else where.
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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And to answer your other question, the only damage that's gonna occur is wear on the outside or inside of your tires. It sucks, trust me
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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i think thats what im going to do...im pretty aggravated bc this is same shop ive always taken my vehicles as well as my dad and brother....it royaly pisses me off to imagine them pulling in my truck...letting it sit for an hour...then saying the aligned it and charging me 55 bucks...im calling tomorrow and asking for my money back...this is bs....and my tires havent started to wear bc i check them every time i drive my truck bc im ocd about them mainly bc they are brand new...
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dgiancola
so i installed my leveling kit last week (super happy with it) and took it to get an alignment the next day. i pay my money and drive it home...i did not notice until i got out of town and on the county roads that the steering wheel is slightly off center and the truck slightly veers to the right....

so i call the guy back and he says bring it right back in....so i take it back...then the guy says his aligment machine has broken after i was there...BS!! he says he will call me when fixed...he never called so i just got done calling him....."uhh, its still broke call back next week". BS!

so what are the odds that the machine was broken prior to me first going in and they didnt even align my truck? and if so how much damage is this going to cause to my truck driving it slightly out of alignment? sorry for the long post im just extremley pissed off!!!
Could it be possible that his machine is broken (hince your truck pulling to the right) just an observation, and he realized that afterwards.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:55 AM
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Could it be possible that his machine is broken (hince your truck pulling to the right) just an observation, and he realized that afterwards.
thats kinda what im getting at...but the thing is he took my money as if he aligned it...
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by dgiancola
i think thats what im going to do...im pretty aggravated bc this is same shop ive always taken my vehicles as well as my dad and brother....it royaly pisses me off to imagine them pulling in my truck...letting it sit for an hour...then saying the aligned it and charging me 55 bucks...im calling tomorrow and asking for my money back...this is bs....and my tires havent started to wear bc i check them every time i drive my truck bc im ocd about them mainly bc they are brand new...
IMO I wouldn't trust a 55$ alignment. Don't skimp on it if you've spent that hard earned money on some decent tires.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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IMO I wouldn't trust a 55$ alignment. Don't skimp on it if you've spent that hard earned money on some decent tires.
i dont know where your from but thats average price were im at....anywhere from 50-65 bucks...
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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Orlando. You can find some half *** peurto rican shop around here for 50-60, but if you go to four wheel parts or big ten tires around here its going to cost more but be done perfect.
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