Alignment shop in Sarasota area.

Vinci · #1 02-03-2010, 01:10 PM

Can anyone suggest a good alignment shop in the Sarasota/Bradenton area? I have swapped to and adjustable suspension, and my front toe is a little out of whack.

94JZA80 · #2 02-03-2010, 01:51 PM

What's up Derek.

Lanning Tire on McIntosh Rd. between Clark Rd. and Ashton Rd. does a good job. they'll also align your ride however you want it, to OEM specs or otherwise...at least they did for me, but that was well over a year ago. Brian probably also knows of a decent place to get this done...just give him a call. PM me if you no longer have his phone #.

Vinci · #3 02-03-2010, 02:42 PM

Thanks for the heads-up. I need to get that taken care of soon. How are they with wheels? I need to swap my front tires (as a result), and need to avoid getting my rims are chewed up.

94JZA80 · #4 02-03-2010, 02:52 PM

i've only had Lanning do my alignment...never had them mount my tires, so i don't know how good a job they do with that. i had my tires mounted at Manny's Tires on the east side of US 301 just south of MLK Blvd. they did a fine job...then again, i'm still running the OEM wheels and wasn't too worried about perfection. i would have searched around more and gotten more names & references before deciding on Manny's if i were sporting SSR GT3's like you...not saying that Manny's can't get the job done, but there might be some other folks in town who might be more careful doing the job. again, this might be a good question for Brian. our good friend Shawn (A4ringedONE8T) of Fifteen52 should also know someone you can trust to mount tires without scratching your wheels.

Vinci · #5 02-03-2010, 07:31 PM

I sent a message to Shawn on Bimmerforums a couple days ago, but haven't heard back from him. I figured that Fifteen52 has to have some shop that they use for that sort of thing. I don't recall them having all that gear themselves, and I remember them having some slick wheels/tires mounted up for customers in the past. I doubt they send their high-end stuff just anywhere.

94JZA80 · #6 02-03-2010, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Vinci

I sent a message to Shawn on Bimmerforums a couple days ago, but haven't heard back from him. I figured that Fifteen52 has to have some shop that they use for that sort of thing. I don't recall them having all that gear themselves, and I remember them having some slick wheels/tires mounted up for customers in the past. I doubt they send their high-end stuff just anywhere.

exactly...Shawn will know of a place. i'll tell him to check his bf.c PM box...