PNW Oppos: Anybody know of a good tire balance/alignment shop?

Kinja'd!!! "NKato" (NKato)
06/01/2020 at 22:35 • Filed to: None

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Looking for one in the Everett area. My rear wheels are feeling a weird little jitter at high speed, and I had just replaced the shocks. Can’t be the shocks.

Ofc, during the shock swap, the tires were also changed out along with brand new rims. So...yeah.


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Kinja'd!!! Spaceball-Two > NKato
06/01/2020 at 22:50

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Everett no, but I’ve been going to Les Schwab for over 20 years and they’ve never done me wrong.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > NKato
06/01/2020 at 22:57

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I use the Schwab in north Everett for immediate needs; I don’t think I’ve ever been able to find one mechanic that I would recommend to another human being, sadly


Kinja'd!!! NKato > Spaceball-Two
06/01/2020 at 23:06

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I’ll probably ask them if they can rebalance the tires for me, and to pay very special attention to it since the suspension is stiffer - and thus, more sensitive to unbalanced tires.


Kinja'd!!! AestheticsInMotion > NKato
06/01/2020 at 23:12

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Stage Auto Center in  Kirkland is fantastic. They've handled all my crazy requests for the Miata without issue, from my own custom track-spec alignment on 200tw tires to setting up things for my beefy snow tires. 


Kinja'd!!! fintail > NKato
06/01/2020 at 23:13

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If you’re ever in Bellevue, I can recommend Tru-Li ne. They even weren’t scared of the fintail.


Kinja'd!!! Captain Cayman... > NKato
06/01/2020 at 23:51

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Had really good service at Omni: http://www.omnibrake.com/


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > NKato
06/02/2020 at 01:59

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Honestly it's tires and alignment. They're like the frozen dinner of cooking. IIRC you don't even have any possible adjustments on the rear axle alignment. Should be super easy even for most inexperienced grease monkeys.