$275 for wheel alignment

[mrburns]

Hey guys I'm in need of a wheel alignment for my ln167. Being new to 4x4s I did some searching and found a place,so I called to make a booking and was quoted $275 is this the normal price for a wheel alignment. I'm in western Sydney if anyone has other recommendation place let me know.

Cheers Al

[martynvella]

watching with interest, sounds like a rip off to me, but I could be wrong.

Last time I had an alignment was on a Pregio van and was about 80 bucks.

Did they stick their head under and spot some worn parts or something?

[n0_pAnCaKeS]

Just recently had mine done and it came in at $50 at widetread here in Melbourne

[Mahoney247]

I got one yesty and came to $65

[flip9]

$275 is way too much. A proper 4 wheel alignment should cost around $130.

Do NOT get your alignment done at a tyre shop. They have usually cheap and outdated aligners and they only spend 5mins on it. I've had many poor alignments and prematurely worn tyres from bad toe/camber wear.

Go to a decent suspension shop where they will give you a detailed print out of the before/after/manufacturer specs. They will take it for a test drive after adjustments to make sure it drives straight and stable.

If they cant adjust something back to manufacturer specs, it usually means something is bent.

[mrburns]

watching with interest, sounds like a rip off to me, but I could be wrong.

Last time I had an alignment was on a Pregio van and was about 80 bucks.

Did they stick their head under and spot some worn parts or something?

No head sticking this was over the phone. I don't want to do any name dropping but they have shops Australia wide, and do trucks as well. When I asked how long it would take I was told 40min.

Cheers Al

[hylux]

Mate if your in western Sydney just go to Ultimate Suspension Ingleburn they now do their own wheel alignments. They are a sponsor on here and the best rap from many on this site including myself -

[apSlain]

Mate if your in western Sydney just go to Ultimate Suspension Ingleburn they now do their own wheel alignments. They are a sponsor on here and the best rap from many on this site including myself -

Are you sure? I had a lift done there recently (less than a month ago) and I was told the car would go to Tyrepower down the road.

My mate was charged $220 for the front for his Jeep Wrangler because it's a solid axle vehicle. Could that be why you were quoted so highly?

[packeteer]

watching with interest, sounds like a rip off to me, but I could be wrong.

Last time I had an alignment was on a Pregio van and was about 80 bucks.

Did they stick their head under and spot some worn parts or something?

No head sticking this was over the phone. I don't want to do any name dropping but they have shops Australia wide, and do trucks as well. When I asked how long it would take I was told 40min.

Cheers Al

I think I know the place you're referring to. I went there once. very expensive, even if they did do a good job. Now I just get Ultimate Suspension to do all my work

[hylux]

Mate if your in western Sydney just go to Ultimate Suspension Ingleburn they now do their own wheel alignments. They are a sponsor on here and the best rap from many on this site including myself -

Are you sure? I had a lift done there recently (less than a month ago) and I was told the car would go to Tyrepower down the road.

Well they charged me for it while I waited and don't recall it being driven away. That was 6 months ago

[packeteer]

yeah, they always use the shop down the road.