Originally Posted by vwnate1

They don't need any computers unless the 'technician' doesn't know what they're doing .

Front end alignment is a tricky job, the better shops have older guys who know that each vehicle needs a test drive and tweak after the alignment jig is finished with it due to manufacturing tolerances, previous collision damage, on and on....

My best ever front end guy was an elderly ex Hot Rodder who could, would and did set up your vehicle depending on how you planned to use it .

Sadly like most old men sooner or later, he fell and broke his hip and that was that .

IMO, look for the shop that still has guys over 50 YO doing the work .

The BEAR alignment shop in Glendora , Ca. recently retired the old guy and the new one is a young pup who's lazy ~ my son took in his 2003 Chevy truck because it pulls to the right (almost always a caster issue) ans they charged him full freight to do the alignment and didn't even test drive it, when he called the young tech told him all he'd done was set the toe to spec....

Good thing he'd called as in person they'd have either fixed it on the spot or been punched out .

I try to get him to not be so touchy but he is anyway .