Hi All,

Recently I change my tires and the shop say it is going to close, so can't do alignment for me. And he said the alignment shud be alrite if i did alignment not long ago. I noe anything tat touches the tyre (replace, change suspension, bush, etc) will need to do alignment, bcoz for sure it will run.

when i drive, it is totally run. my steering is turning to the right, but my car is straight. when i put straight, the car move to the left. Anyway, i juz feel tired to argue n bring the car to other shop to align. n the shop fella told me alignment 30 for 4 wheels. alrite, sounds reasonable, so ask him proceed.

half way, he ask me go see wif him. say camber setting run, 1 side 0.7, another is about 0.3. so he said tis will makan tayar. ask me wan adjust o not, 1 side RM30. it is the behind tyre which is out, the front is ok. i was like a big O n i remember i changed tat so called adjustable nut before n they said after change, adjustment will be in a cheaper price.

well, i reject his suggestion n said "juz do alignment to make it straight". then he said "ok, i will try to align the best". there he goes n said done, paid 30 n go. once on the road, i cant feel any difference b4 i send to him. still one sided, same angle. so i felt kena con, very angry n wont go back to him. so patiently i waited till the next day i sent to the shop i change my tires.

so he said ok, alignment, RM 30 for 4 wheels. when doing alignment, same thing happen, camber lari, same angle bcoz din adjust at all. n same thing RM 30 for 1 wheel, so both wheels RM 60. I am kind of pissed off, n ask y so expensive? he juz tell me, "market price". well, market price, try no nego till it is RM 50 for both, yet for me still expensive. So continue let him adjust, in total camber + alignment = RM 80.

Half way adjust, he said "bad, rear lower arm cant adjust. adjust camber, alignment run, adjust alignment, camber run. lower arm rosak." well, ok, rosak, how much it cost, RM 150 for 1 lower arm. and my angry level is on the top, which RM 80 + RM 150 = RM 230. and previously i change the tires RM 390. so total i giv tis shop RM 390 + RM 230 in 2 days.

well, i juz change new tires, so i don hope it wear out fast n worse it is michelin. alrite, i argue n nego n in the end, alignment free means RM150 + RM 50 (camber, tis shud be free bcoz he change tat lower arm will 100% affect camber). So fine, i do it. paid off n go.

So now, i really confused. Few questions on my head:
1) Do camber need to adjust every few months?
2) Is adjust camber price RM 30? not even a nut change, it is juz adjust.
3) the lower arm i change is some other brand, not the original parts, n i ask the mech y not take ori, he said more expensive n not reliable. i was like "wut? original part not reliable?". do this lower arm cost so much?
4) Any good tyre shop o workshop do sifu2 here recommend tat it will do a good job n honest? i am tired of kena con here n there.

Thank you all the sifu advise. I am sure I was conned. Is ok to learn from mistake. I will be more careful next time. Cheers!!