996 MBA CFA

Need to get an alignment on my car and I was curious if you SoCal folk had any recommendations. Let me know. Thanks in advance!

Cool996

Lucent in w. LA

ffr2370

Glenns ALignment in Costa Mesa

Paul Marangoni

Westend Alignment in Gardena.

every day

Has anyone used these guys: http://www.gmgracing.com/tuning.shtml

Looks like a great shop - I'll probably give them a try soon.

Cool996

Seriously... Arling and Tom at Lucent give the best service around... a lot of porsche guys here use them. They go above and beyond to make sure you are happy.

TroyN

If you're near San Diego, give Jae at Mirage International (mirageintl.com) a call... no affiliation, etc.

newport996

Lucent....best shop in SoCal.....

ChrisF

2nd for West End in Gardena. Darrin is a craftsman. Aren't too many people who take the time to get the car PERFECT. He understands suspension dynamics and does an amazing job. Reasonable too.

996 MBA CFA

First of all. Thanks guys for all the recommendations. Looks like there are some clear favorites.

I have been to GMG Racing. They are right by the Santa Ana Auto Mall and if you follow Speed World Challenge, they run a 996. I didn't realize that did wheel alignments, but it makes sense if you think about it.

If I lived closer to Lucent or Arlen, I'd probably hit one of those two places up. I forgot to mention I am in Orange County.

Thanks again. Keep the recommendations coming if you have any recommendable experiences.

mc_sahib32

Can anyone send me the address or at least the city of Lucent so i can search it on yellow page? I am trying to decide between Lucent or Westend.

newport996

http://www.lucentmotor.com/

450knotOffice

Hergesheimer does mine and they do a great job. 30 years experience and they run Cup cars too, so they really know the finer details of Porsche suspension tuning and setup. They use a Laser alignment / corner balance rack.

Located in Lake Forest.

NNH

I didn't reply till I could report that Advanced Motor Sport in Carson (forum sponsor) did a great job on my 996. It tracked straight and true, and felt very stable, at 140mph down Nevada Highway 318 on Sunday

996 MBA CFA

I will probably lose all credibility on this board for saying this, but I ended up going the cheap route. Went to Allen Tire and got the front end aligned for $89. Car drives perfect now. Previous owner must have hit a pothole on his way out. I plan to lower the car anyways with coilovers in a few months anyways so it did not make sense to spend upwards of $400+ on a four wheel alignment at a race shop. Of course, when I do, chances are I will go to GMG.