Before your visit

A few things that make the day go smoothly. Find your service below.

Every visit

Your key: Bring the key you drive with.
Wheel lock key: If your car has locking lug nuts, bring the wheel lock key. Without it we can't take the wheels off.
Finding us: Most people drive past on the first visit. Turn off Almaden Expy onto Villa Stone Dr, or come up Lane St from Angela St, then drive into the lot. We're in the building at the back.
Running late: Call (669) 342-7072 and we'll work it out.

Key card: Bring your key card. Your phone key leaves with you, so the card is how we move the car.
Valet Mode: Don't leave the car in Valet Mode. It can stop the work, and if it does there's a $100 fee.
Front suspension work: Empty the frunk. We work through it to reach the front suspension.

Fuel: Come in with about three quarters of a tank. Fuel is weight, and we align the car the way it sits when you drive it.
How you drive: Tell us if it's a daily, a dual-duty car or a track car, and any settings you want. We'll set it up for that.
After suspension work: Any suspension work, lowering included, needs an alignment after it. Book them together.
Corner balancing: Tell us roughly what you weigh. The car is balanced with the driver's weight in the seat.

New wheels need their own lug nuts: Aftermarket wheels usually take a different lug seat (cone, ball or flat) than the factory nuts, so the stock ones won't hold them safely. Bring lug nuts made for your wheels. We check too, but if we both check, nobody finds out on the day.
Tire pressure sensors: Moving to new wheels? Tell us what to do with the sensors: move yours over, fit new ones, or go without. Without them the warning light stays on.
Bringing your own tires: Check the size against your wheels before you buy, and bring them with you or have them delivered before the appointment.
After new wheels: Recheck the lug torque after the first 50 miles.

Ride height: Tell us the height you're after, or the look. We set it there, then align it there.
After coilovers: The lock rings settle in. Have them checked again after the first hundred miles.

Its own page: Getting the car ready, what to bring, looking after your brakes and reading the car's balance. Read it

1691 Villa Stone Dr, Ste 40, San Jose, CA 95125
Mon–Fri 10am–5pm · Saturday by appointment · Sunday closed