[nikitino25]

I just had one done at my local "alignment" shop and they charged $99.00. You should be able to ask for the print out of the alignment specs that they set you up with. I'd be interested to see the data and I will try to post mine here shortly. Also, you do want the rear tires "cambered in" or have negative camber to a certain degree for handling purposes.

[Casca]

Originally Posted by ChuckWow

I told them specifically I wanted it done right to manufacturer specs. .

Manufacturer spec is something like:

Camber: -1degree minimum to -.1degree max per side front

So they can do something like -1 on the left side and -.1 on the right side and it's in spec.

Probably doesn't matter, but I like being even. The place I took mine to is happy to do the exact specs you ask for and not just be within a range where one side is just in limits on the low side while the other side is in limits on the high side. Probably other places are happy to do that too if you just ask them.

I give the place I went to what specs I wanted:

Front
0 toe
-1.7 camber per side

Rear
1/16" toe in per side
-1.8 camber per side

Thrust angle= 0.00
Everything else to OEM spec's

And that is exactly what they set it to. Cost $95 and I am pretty happy with how the car drives. Going to do a few more suspension work (change out all the bushings on the knuckles) and get it re-aligned again at the same place except maybe go with -2 camber on the rear.

[firemanjust1]

179.00 at my local stealership only dealer for 50 miles and they def price accordingly.

[GreekboyD]

Did that $203 alignment also come with BMW approved "KY Warming Gel" too?

[bender rodriguez]

Originally Posted by hongsc

$200 from Firestone. I guess no coupon for me. Had my car aligned. A week later pothole. Went back for alignment. All is good.

Yep and as much as I loathe firestone.. I love them because of that.

[flexbrah]

I get my alignments done at the Mini dealership here. $79 and they align the exact same way BMW does. I will never get it done at firestone/tire kingdom again because the alignment is always completely wrong.

[Taskmaster]

ALWAYS ask for a print out. And a car is a car, I don't need the BMW reacharound special when I get my alignment.

[fazman]

I've been getting all my cars done at Firestone and it always comes out really well. Alignment isn't something super special or crazy hard to do... the machine tells the monkey what to do step by step. As long as the machine gets the correct numbers showing up... all is golden for street use. Now if I were taking the car to a track or special event... then I might want to special custom setup (most of us are going to be perfectly fine with good enough alignment). I personally like that my bank account has better alignment with firestone rather than with BMW service.

[nikitino25]

Originally Posted by Casca

Manufacturer spec is something like:

Camber: -1degree minimum to -.1degree max per side front

So they can do something like -1 on the left side and -.1 on the right side and it's in spec.

Probably doesn't matter, but I like being even. The place I took mine to is happy to do the exact specs you ask for and not just be within a range where one side is just in limits on the low side while the other side is in limits on the high side. Probably other places are happy to do that too if you just ask them.

I give the place I went to what specs I wanted:

Front
0 toe
-1.7 camber per side

Rear
1/16" toe in per side
-1.8 camber per side

Thrust angle= 0.00
Everything else to OEM spec's

And that is exactly what they set it to. Cost $95 and I am pretty happy with how the car drives. Going to do a few more suspension work (change out all the bushings on the knuckles) and get it re-aligned again at the same place except maybe go with -2 camber on the rear.

How'd you get the -1.7 neg camber in front, do you have M3 control arms or camber plates?

[nikitino25]

Here's my specs from recent alignment:

It looks like my front camber is -.74 and -.56 in front and -2.39 and -2.11 in rear if I'm reading it right.....I have my alignment pins removed in front but just stock control arms.....I think i'd like some more neg camber in front.......not sure why there is difference from side to side though in front and back.....

[Casca]

Originally Posted by nikitino25

How'd you get the -1.7 neg camber in front, do you have M3 control arms or camber plates?

Ground Control camber plates, Megan toe arms in the rear and M3 control arms front/back as well as the lower control arm holding the rear shocks.

[IK6SPEED]

Paid $40 at a local shop, guy took his time and made multiple adjustments to make sure both sides are the exact same value and that its right in the middle of the spec rage, had a print out and it was perfect, car drove much better after, also I had some rusted bolts and he took his time to not break it and wasn't in a rush, they had some modified cars there and were fixing a nice corvette so they know what they were doing. Paying more isn't always the best way to go especially at big places that only care about a big profit margin and don't take their time.