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Bay Area alignment shop recomendation

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by aghegh, Jul 20, 2020.

  1. Jul 20, 2020 at 10:45 PM
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    aghegh

    aghegh [OP] Active Member

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    My 2019 TRD OR has been pull right since the day I got it. Capitol Toyota in San Jose aligned it 3 times and it's still pulling right. They thought it might have something to do with the tired. They rotated the tires and it started pulling left. They've basically said they won't do anything anymore.

    Anyone have any insight on this or know of any good alignment shops in the Southbay area that might be able to help?
     
  2. Jul 20, 2020 at 11:36 PM
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    ian408

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    Custom Alignment in Mountain View.
     
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  3. Jul 21, 2020 at 6:45 AM
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  4. Jul 21, 2020 at 8:39 AM
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    Is this post lift? Do you have an alignment sheet from Capitol Toyota to review? Most alignment techs are lazy and just get it in the green, which doesn't really help, especially if you have lift/tires. Not in the South Bay, but AVN Motorsports in Alameda does good work. I have aftermarket UCAs and provided them with my specific specs and they were able to get pretty close to them.
     
  5. Jul 21, 2020 at 11:45 AM
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    aghegh

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    It's a completely stock OR and I got it brand new (10 or so miles on it). I think I'm going to go back to them and try to push for a warranty exchange for the tires.
     
  6. Jul 21, 2020 at 5:29 PM
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    Dcsleeper408

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    Auto innovations in Milpitas know there stuff! Ask for Orlando and tell him mark sent ya! :thumbsup:
     
  7. Jul 24, 2020 at 4:25 AM
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    CrashN'Burn

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    highly recommend going to Fremont Alignment on Albrae St.

    ask @K_Sandhu , he knows.
     
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  8. Jul 24, 2020 at 8:40 AM
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    outxider

    outxider Never stop exploring. Rest in Paradise Big Bro.

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    Made an appointment for Monday morning. Firestone blows.

     
  9. Jul 24, 2020 at 9:45 AM
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    04tacoma trd

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    Subscribed. Did a lift 12+ years and never had an alignment done. Been trying to book an appointment at an East Bay shop for 2 years now. Just put on a new set of BFGs (got 110K miles out of the last set) and would really like an alignment done. Drives straight though.
     
  10. Jul 24, 2020 at 10:59 AM
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    Anderson

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    I’m interested why you can’t seem to get an appointment for an alignment at some shop, for 2 YEARS?
     
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  11. Jul 24, 2020 at 4:57 PM
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    Longboard1110

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    I second this, just got my truck back from Milogen. He did some work for me and had this place do the alignment. They did a good job getting the alignment right.
     
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  12. Jul 25, 2020 at 11:49 AM
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    If your truck is completely stock and you plan on keeping it that way, Firestone has life time alignment for $200. You can beat that price. Also, they are only good for stock vehicles since they can't go out of factory specs. If you go to Fremont Alignment they will get her walking straight. Custom alignment in Mountain view are good too, but will cost you double than Fremont Alignment.
     
  13. Jul 25, 2020 at 12:23 PM
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    Does anyone have any recommendations for somewhere in the east bay for lifted trucks?
     
  14. Jul 25, 2020 at 2:59 PM
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    Fremont Alignment in Fremont.
     
  15. Jul 27, 2020 at 1:24 PM
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    outxider

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    Diamond Tire Center in San Rafael was great! Truck is dialed in and their customer service is phenomenal. Mike definitely knows his Toyotas. Highly recommended for anyone in the East Bay.
     
  16. Aug 11, 2020 at 3:55 AM
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    Call the service manager and talk lemon law.
     
  17. Aug 11, 2020 at 11:23 PM
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    MonsieurHodge

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    Stellar Built. They are the business. Best 4x4 fab shop in the state. Based in Sac.

    Check them out on Instagram too. They do amazing builds and alignments daily.

    https://stellarbuilt.com/
     
  18. Aug 12, 2020 at 9:50 AM
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    yikes, not driving to sac-town for an alignment. Still looking in the East Bay.
     

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