Topic: Found good Alignment Place - Huntington Beach

[scottmen]

Talking to a couple friends they recommended Dave's Frame & Alignment in Huntington Beach. I took my car yesterday and Dave seemed to be a true craftsman. He drove the X, made and adjustment, drove it again, adjusted again and test drove a final time. Decent price too, it was only $60.

Just thought I would let people know of a good experience I had. Usually when I bring lifted trucks in people freak out.


Here are some other reviews from Yelp.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/daves-frame-and-alignment-huntington-beach

[Blackx]

If you don't mind I'll add my recommendation for San Diego.  I've had a great experience with Courtesy Tire. It's located on the corner of El Cajon Blvd and 37th Ave.  I've been there for installation of new tires, tire patch, and most recently again installation of new tires and an alignment.  They charge $60 for a one-time alignment or $100 for lifetime.  I chose the lifetime.  My previous quotes for lifetime alignment from Firestone ranged from $130-$180 and I've been hearing stories of Firestone telling people they are abusing that lifetime service.

Here's info on Yelp.  http://www.yelp.com/biz/courtesy-tire-center-san-diego

[RockinX]

I'm not sure if the 2nd gen lift alignment specs are the same, but here's cyclemut's method that works for the 1st gen Calmini lift to eliminate the pull to one side.

0 degree Camber, and whatever your Caster is, have the left side be -0.5 degrees less than the right side.  For instance, 1.5 degrees left, 2.0 degrees right side Caster (still with 0 degree Camber, although 0.1 would be okay).  The Caster specs listed are just numbers, not necessarily what you'll have.  Xs have a lot of different Caster readings, so it can be all over the place.  Then, set Toe to Nissan spec.

[Impact619]

FWIW, I never had a problem with Firestone's lifetime alignment service, but then again it's not like I tried to bring it in every other week, either.  Myabe twice a year, and whenever I got new tires.  My truck also wan't lifted, so that wasn't an issue.  I probably did pay $159 or $169 for it, so it was definitely pricier than what you found at Courtesy, but then again 37th and El Cajon is pretty out of the way for me, and I would usually have mine done right down the street from where I work in Rancho Bernardo.  Might have even had it checked once while visiting Dad in CO.  Nice knowing you can pretty much take it anywhere in the country.

I need to see if alignments are covered in the maintenace package I got with my new X.  If not, I'll probably hit Firestone up again.

I haven't always been entirely happy with Firestone's work, but the alignements always seemed to get done right.