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Are there any places I can go to get a proper alignment done for the Mini other than Baron or am I just SOL on that one? They just seem so expensive.
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Re: Alignment

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There are lots of places who will claim they can align the car, but whether or not they can do it right is always a question......
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I go to Shore Tire in Lenexa, KS for tire and alignment service for Boxer. I have always had good results. Price for an alignment is $70.00 and if there are suspension upgrades, price is about $100.00.
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boxer wrote:I go to Shore Tire in Lenexa, KS for tire and alignment service for Boxer. I have always had good results. Price for an alignment is $70.00 and if there are suspension upgrades, price is about $100.00.
Considering the repairs I have had done to the suspension it definitely needs a suspension alignment.
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I took my unmodified Clubby to NTB as they had just installed my new tires, they said it was fine and in spec - but it was feathering the rear tires badly so I took it to Shore, they said it was way out of spec and they couldn't get it in with the adjustments available, so I took it to Baron, who said it was "close" and made minor adjustments. Since then it's been perfect.

Don't know what to tell you other than that
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Re: Alignment

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I'm taken it to Baron. Case closed lol
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