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count_schemula
09-19-2003, 05:12 PM
Great tip.

This is my new wheel, tire and alignment shoppé.

Friendly, good work, and all kinds of weird cars were rollin' in while I was there.

$55 for the front alignment.

:buttrock

aMiR M3
09-19-2003, 06:03 PM
nice!!!

97Msedan
09-19-2003, 06:13 PM
I took my previous car there when I was going to school in ATL. Great shop, they did a lot of work setting up race cars at that shop. I would definitely suggest it to anyone in ATL.

atlantaM3
09-19-2003, 11:59 PM
told ya, Jeff does a great alignment.

count_schemula
09-20-2003, 12:04 AM
I did not even think I'd notice... It seemed to be driving pretty good. Not twitchy or wandering. But it really seems transformed. Tracks and turns in much better.

Thanks for all your help James, this weekend should be great. :D

Experimental M3
09-22-2003, 12:23 PM
Where is this place at? Since my last experience at my regular tire shop (:confused: we're not gonna get into that one :confused: ) I'm looking for a new place that I can trust my vehicles at. Thanks for looking out for the fellow BMW owners and pointing out good shops to go to. :clap:

Brian

count_schemula
09-22-2003, 08:46 PM
Shallowford right near Chamblee-Tucker

slvr98 M
09-23-2003, 12:09 AM
The only place I take my car to get alignments. Best place in town.

MGRMLN
09-23-2003, 09:09 AM
Ditto that.

Gran Turismo East is the only place that I'll have touch my tires or alignment.

yumyum1667
09-29-2003, 09:20 PM
What other type of work does Gran Turismo do? Do they sell tires? I will be looking into a new set soon.

Greg

Ali
10-31-2003, 09:49 AM
How much for a 4 wheel alignment from them?

alfatech
10-31-2003, 10:05 AM
I'm gonna take my whip to gte to get a 4 wheel done but I wanna wait until I get new rims / tires.... my tires are already almost gone anyway on a side note, Ali did you sell the rims that are on your car in your sig? I want a new set :)

Ali
10-31-2003, 10:57 AM
yeah i sold mine. However, my brother's 18's with almost brand new tires (235 in the front and 255's in the rear) are going to be for sale soon. They're pictured in my sig.

RenaissanceMan
10-31-2003, 11:12 AM
yes, they also sell tires, and also do minor work like brakes, etc...

jeff there is the alignment master for street and track. they're one of the few places that won't destroy your wheels when doing tire installs, too.

Ali
10-31-2003, 11:15 AM
how much do they charge for a 4 wheel alignment? oh yeah, my brother is selling his wheels cheap.

Dean
10-31-2003, 11:59 AM
I found a great place that does alignmnets on lowered vehicles. Its mostly a honda/acura shop. They do tons of engine swaps for japense cars. But they have the top of the line NEW Hunter Alignment machine. Same one used at the chevy dealerships for the Z06 corvette. This is the lowest height for an alignment machine. Damn machine is huge. Well they charge only $55 for a 4 wheel alignment. Took them about an hr I guess. They give u a printout of what it was before and after and its color coded in black and red and green showing u how off it was and where its out. They did an excellent job. So here is another shop to consider. And they know how to align lowered vehicles. Since Butler charges freakin $100 for an alignment. I went there 2 weeks ago and they are open on saturdays and they also have a dyno. They are located in woodstock. 575 then exit 7. I had atlantam3 do work on my car and my alignment was all jacked up do to him replacing my control arms, tie rod ends and bushings. Steering wheel was all cockeyed to the left about 3-4 inches off. Knowledge performance fixed it up. Drives straight as hell now and steerign wheel is centered.!

http://www.knowledgeperformance.net/
678-445-0688

alfatech
10-31-2003, 01:05 PM
ali, check your pms I just sent you one about amir's rims..... hmm maybe I should have pm'd him? :)

Sparc_it
11-03-2003, 12:28 PM
I am thinkin of gettin some Goodyear Eagle F1's for my car....any opinions on those? Tire rack rates very high

Ali
11-03-2003, 04:09 PM
get either so3's or michelins sports. But if you're on a budget get the kumho MX's. I'm running them and they're just as good as michelin sports IMO. I'm going to Butler tomorrow for an alignment, I get a good deal on it and they use the same machine bmw does to do theirs. I also get a printout of all the settings.

WytLytnyn
11-10-2003, 12:29 PM
Just had a set of Michelin Pilot Sports mounted and had Jeff at Gran Turismo align the car last week.

Gran Turismo got it dialed in with the new Pilots and I immediately hit the on ramp from 85N to 285 going about 115mph. The car felt like it was on rails!! They'll definitely get my business in the future......

I had it aligned a year ago at another shop (who shall remain nameless) and the camber settings in the front were not done right. The old tires cupped badly and wore down faster than expected (S-02's). I came close to buying the new Goodyear F1-D3's but they turned out to be more expensive and harder to get in a timely manner. Given the reputation of the Pilot Sports, I don't think I put my money in the wrong place...