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Most tyre places will be able to do a decent wheel balance but for a proper wheel allignment, I use :

Accurate Suspension Services

2/ 9 Timms Crt Woodridge 4114

(07) 3808 2878

Ditto. Ken is pretty good.

depends on what equipment they have.. i personally prefer using the laser machines.. more acurate.. ive done a few W/As

i could only recommend SS toyota at the gabba as they brought a new W/a machine which does everything.. and its laser yo none of this 18th century shit.. at like $40-$60 for u guys should be good..

My last allignment was conducted by "Tyrepower" at Geebung...

Usually I would use Fulcrum however at the time they were busy and could not service me that week...

So I tryed Tyrepower and they were pretty good, I had un-even tyre wear before visiting them and they fixed up that issue :)

Anyone with a decent modern wheel alingment machine can do a good job. Its really only when you want track proven race setups that you need to get specific with wheel aligners and machine operators...

i need a W/A time to call up my old work ill let u knw the prices.. cause seriously they have a state of the art machine ther. the ramp dnt like low cars thats the only problem... yay for 8cm off the ground front bar lol

lol at 18th century shit....

i believe now they have camera alignment machines that are all computerized, i guess you can call the laser soooo last century.

laser is camera my friend.. uses 36 dot points on each wheel and on a 45 degree angle.. and it is very accurate.

Hmm,

I may live in humble little gympie town, but I can assure you that the laser aligners are not all they are cracked up to be!

How do I kow? Well, My father in law has been running his own Suspension shop for just over 20years! He has been in the suspension game for just on 30 years! He has now handed the shop over to his oldest son. Both of them have raced cars. Lots of them! lots of races, lots of wins! The cars were not powerful, just a very well thought out suspension and wheel alignment!

Both of them do not like or use the laser! They both prefer the old projector style unit(which is VERY old!). If there is a car in town that has been in an accident, or the other guys cant get right, they send it to my inlaws. Now my father in law is a quiet sort of a guy, but he will gladly give you a serve if you think the laser is best!

the second issue that usually arises with alignments is accidents! some shops don't check that the car is square. These sorts of shops will generally only give the car (your car) what ever specs the book says. They don't take into account your driving style, the rim offset, tyre pressures and other subtle things that upset the vehilce, which in turn upset the tyre wear. bent arms or worn bushes.. you get my point. EVERY car unique.

Now if you have coil overs.. Man don't get me started!

Don't waste your time looking for lasers, look for a shop that goes racing!

They should be way ahead of the rest!

If they don't sponsor cars that race, and or have their own race cars, walk away!

Good Old Knowledge with old tools will always beat crap knowledge with technolgy

Don't waste your time looking for lasers, look for a shop that goes racing!

They should be way ahead of the rest!

If they don't sponsor cars that race, and or have their own race cars, walk away!

Good Old Knowledge with old tools will always beat crap knowledge with technolgy

Anyone with a decent modern wheel alingment machine can do a good job. Its really only when you want track proven race setups that you need to get specific with wheel aligners and machine operators...

I believe "ditto" is the correct word to use >_<

Most tyre places will be able to do a decent wheel balance but for a proper wheel allignment, I use :

Accurate Suspension Services

2/ 9 Timms Crt Woodridge 4114

(07) 3808 2878

Got my R32 booked in there for this week and I will let you know how it goes. Total price is either $102 or $105 cant remember. It was either $62 or $65 for the wheel allignment and $10 per wheel for a balance.

Alright just got the car back from getting the wheel allignment and balance done. Ken was great guy he even pointed out some problems with the car for me to look into. All up it was $105 for the wheel allignment and all 4 wheels balanced. I will be using him in the future and can't say enough good things about him.

  • 2 years later...
hi there,

just wonder where is a good place for wheel alignment and wheel balance in brissy?

thx

As per above, any good workshop or reputable place can do 4-wheel alignment for skyline with HICAS in brisbane?

i searched through the forum and all recommendations were back dated a few years ago in 2004 to 2007.

Any latest update or new recommendation?

:P

Another vote for Ken @ Accurate Suspension Services

Or Jax Quickfit at Bowen Hills (I can't vouch for any of the other ones). Just make sure to ask for someone who knows what they are doing (theres a couple of guys there that a real wizards), or it may get done by an apprentice.

Or Roy @ Bosman Wholesale Tyres (Archerfield)

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