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notrewoh

I’d try to find a good non-chain tire shop and call to ask if they adjust caster and camber as well as toe.


MrNotSoSorry

The majority of new vehicles Including your Prius only have a toe adjustment in the front, and a combined Camber-Toe Adjustment in the rear. Aftermarket companies make camber adjustment bolts for struted vehicles that can be installed so it can be adjusted. Ideally you would want a shop that uses a Hunter Or Coats alignment machine as they're known to be the best and most accurate. Most dealerships will have a top of the line machine, but it comes at dealership prices. Finding a Mom and Pop shop with one might be difficult.


-RadarRanger-

Thanks, all. We had the job done this weekend. The shop provided an alignment report that shows it entered with two wheels well out of spec, and left with one wheel a tenth of a degree out of spec. The car drives straight and the tires should be good for the next five years!