Wheel Alignment

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Sammie
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Location: Bundaberg

Is it true its best to go to Suzuki for the wheel alignment post new tyres??
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cocos3
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Location: Mid-North Coast, NSW, Australia

I just had my first alignment done at 8,500k's. Talked to Suzuki guys first..they told me to take it to JAX tyres up the road...brand new $40,000 machine. I think the dealers often don't do alignments themselves anyway.... Their specs were current and thankfully my alignment was hardly out :P
Can't imagine why you would have to take it to your dealer....
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murcod
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I wouldn't think too many Aussie Suzuki dealers would have wheel alignment machines? They'd most likely just drive it to the nearest tyre place and add on a bit to the cost for their efforts!
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LPSISRL
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I took mine to a dealer. I see so few Kizashis around there that I want to take it to someplace that at least has seen a few of them.
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Northernstar
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Location: Surrey Canada

Dealer here charges around 130 to do alignment while outside only charges 80 so I do mine outside
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honsonwong
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Location: B.C. Canada

I think different car will have a different spec for the alignment, will the outside tire shops have all the spec for all the cars?
WESHOOT2
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Location: Vermont

someone posted the specs on this forum
Northernstar
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I think it's in the DIY section
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honsonwong
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Is that mean, I need to show the spec to the tire shop?
murcod
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Over here, most shops use computer based alignment systems and call up the vehicle details off that. I took the alignment specs in with me, but was told it matched what their computer said to do.
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