Old Feb 24, 2007 | 07:07 AM
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Jordan Y.
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I had the car aligned at Cars and Concepts. Man, that was totally worth the extra money spent. It only took Dan 1.5 hours to take my car from over 1 degree toe-in up front (!!!), wacked camber all around, and other complications to almost perfect all the way around. I talked to him for a good 10-15 minutes when I got there discussing what I wanted and asking him questions and with his input decided on settings. Then when I came back to pick it up I talked to him again for probably 5-10 minutes discussing the results. My car has had a rough life- I slid it sideways into a curb a few years back and tweaked the left suspension, and though I replaced most of the suspension pieces and got it mostly into line the mounting points are still bent. I also welded my rear toe/control arms to eliminate active toe but managed to lock them into the wrong position while welding them. Despite all this he got all but the back left where I wanted them (back left was too tweaked for stock adjustment- I'll get some aftermarket tubular toe arms to fix my poor weld job and get some more tire clearance while I'm at it before my next alignment). Overall the shop had a good atmosphere, people working there seemed like real enthusiasts, and it's the kind of place where they won't do shoddy work for less money, only high-quality stuff there.

In conclusion- Cars and Concepts= worth the premium.
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