Is there anyone who has experience with Pep Boys for alignment?

 

Should be ok, but I wouldn't recommended it. But as with any tool, it all depends on the user.

Take it to a dealer or an alignment specialist.

yoshi

 

I wouldn't trust pep boys w/ an oil change on my beater!

 

It depends if you trust the techs at Pep Boys. If you know that the techs will do an outstanding job, then by all means, take it there.

Since you live in the Bay Area, there are a ton of shops that you can take it to.

Alan

 

I don't see why not. Why don't you have them do a valve adjustment for you while they're at it.

 

Mebbe I'll have them install my Toda VTEC killer cams and tune it also

 

do you really want pep boys touching your baby/???

 

only thing I goto pep boys for are automotive liquids. and then some... only parts. they won't touch my car.

-Aoib0t, who just bought clay from Pep Boyz.

 

you might as well hire some riceboys to fix up your ride with apc altezza's and other sorts of rice goodies they sell there....haha


[Modified by type r 01-1063, 5:34 PM 11/20/2001]

 

Whomever you have do your alignment, make sure that their alignment machine has the specs for the Type R. I had my local Acura dealership do a 4 wheel alignment last April. Upon leaving the dealership the car felt a lot looser. Like it rolled wiith a lot less resistance. The problem was that the dealership did not know that the Type R has different alignment specs than the GS-R and the alignment machine did not have specs for a Type R. The GS-R is set to 0 degrees for toe and the Type R has negative toe. It's just a matter of them having the updated software, but just make sure first.

 

Anything? Maybe oil that's on sale, or an oil filter...but...
That sentence alone should send chills down your spine.
My dad bought a radiator from them that came with a lifetime warranty. Guess how many times he had to replace that radiator. 3 times in 2 years.

But like the guys said up above, if you can trust the mechanic, then it should be all right.

 

Pep boys =

 

Yeah, I know Pep Boys should not be my first choice, but the problem is, the acura dealer in Sunnyvale(for those who know south bay) put almost 5 qts of oil in my R when they did the oil change for me, so I lost all confidence in this dealer, maybe I should try another dealer.......

 

The recommended front toe is 0 for the Type-R. The back does call for some toe-in, I think it's between 2 and 0 mm toe-in (someome correct me if I'm wrong). However, the question is, does toe-IN in the *back* affect how "loose" the car feels? This is surprising, because even very small changes in FRONT toe can affect the feel of the car, but I haven't noticed that changes in the back affect steering feel all that much.

Now, it does affect how the car tracks, but I've never felt firmer steering with toe-in, in the *back*. Any thoughts?




[Modified by R748, 11:12 AM 11/20/2001]

 

Only if Manny, Moe and Jack is still working there..

 

Oh no he didnt. Only go to pep boys for air freshner and silicone. I dont think having our itr's align to gsr specs will hurt. I believe I might have that setup now. My printout only had rs/ls/se/gsr on it. My tires have excellent even wear. Im not an autocrosser but normal street driving isnt enough to justify having the R spec alignment. Just go to a reputable shop who specialize in alignments and you'll be ok. $59.99 up is about average for 4 wheel.

 

bottom line is Pep Boys SUCK! Trust me don't take your car there....

 

Sam,

I feel your pain. When I went to Los Gatos Acura for my 15k, they did the oil change with the Mobil 1 I brought. It escaped me to specify that the use 4 and a quarter qts. Home boy dumped all 5 qts in.

Regardless of what shop you go to (perferably not Pep Boys), just specify what you need.

Alan

 

thats funny getting your mtf changed instead of oil. How stupid. Must be a miscommunication somewhere or someone's illiteracy.

 

why are you guys bashing on my friends at Pep Boys? juju...



yoshi - whose got a pic for every situation

 

Spend the extra cash and get your alignment done right! The $20 you save inititially isn't worth the tire wear, pull, etc. that you'll get with an inferior shop doing your alignment. I used to be a cheap skate to on alignments too, but once I started having a very good shop do them, I appreciated the extra value they added for a minimal price. Just my $.02

 

yoshis grabbing moes ***! or is that jack? whatever...

 

dammit! shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no one's supposed to know about that!!!

 

Look at how big those rims are! They are as big as Manny's head!

Anyway,


I think it is Manny...Manny, Moe, and Jack...Hey how stereotypical of a name to have on a PepBoys credit card.


[Modified by 2001 Integra GSR, 7:56 PM 11/20/2001]

 

Yes yes you do, I cant even imagine how many pics you must take in a year