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Old 07-19-2004, 01:00 PM   #1
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how long does it take for a car dealer to align wheels?
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Old 07-19-2004, 01:06 PM   #2
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Budget about 30 minutes from someone like discount tire. Maybe longer if you are in a line...
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Old 07-19-2004, 02:02 PM   #3
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^^^
agreed. depends on the car.
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Old 07-20-2004, 11:43 PM   #4
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lol no brembo...haven't forked out any cash for the new suspension. Plus, ever since I put my new exhaust on (the catback exhaust) my exhuast droops down alot. It is about 3 inches off the ground...which scares me a little bit. So if I think I lower it, then I will see some sparks. Anyways...I got my wheels aligned because my tread was wearing down funny. They did say that the back was out of align along with the cambers.....wondering if someone could explain this to me...I didn't understand what the guy was talking about and he was pissed off as is because.......like you called in Brembo, he said everything was ceased up and it was a bitch to loosen everything. Plus because I put new larger rims and tires on, it was really hard to get the wrenches...or whatever he needed up in near the wheels. Felt sorry for the poor bastard....least I got my money's worth. BUT!!! he told me that my front brakes were worn down and I will need some new ones. I think he just meant brake pads....so curious if there are any specific brake pads out there that I should get..if any or if they are all the same. Anyways.......if you wanted to know.....it took about 3 hrs for the guy to get the wheels aligned because ( like youcalled it brembo ) everything was ceased.
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Old 07-21-2004, 12:04 PM   #5
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My Z usually takes around 1 to 1.5 hours for a complete 4 wheel alignment.
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Old 07-21-2004, 12:38 PM   #6
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ya, I don't track it, so I ll go with some normal pads. Thanks
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Old 07-21-2004, 03:37 PM   #7
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They were doing it for 2 hrs on my M3. And less than 1 hr on Audi A4. But I noticed that after doing that usually handling is fu... up.
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Old 07-21-2004, 03:44 PM   #8
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not really. The handling afterwards seemed to be actually better.
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Old 07-26-2004, 07:13 AM   #9
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after wheel balancing on my mum's C240 i found handling was better
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