Les Schwab Tire Centers quoted me $595.64 for work that DID NOT need to be done.This was the 2nd vehicle they did this to!! molalla, Oregon

    I am sorry you had a bad experience. All the times I have taken my vehicle into les schwab nothing but perfection. Still people are still people and we all make mistakes. In regards to your issue their motto is if we cant guarantee it we wont sell it. No some vehicle do have tolerance specs however most parts are the exact same but one manufacture says that there are no tolerance while the other says that there are. Its better not to have any ball joint, tie rod end play or excetra when aligning a vehicle whats the point if parts are still moving that are causing a pull or bad tire wear.

IF YOU EVER PLAN ON GOING BACK TO LES SCHWAB/OTHER REPAIR PLACES FOR ANYTHING, SUCH AS ALIGNMENT. YOU GET A QUOTE FOR FRONT END REPAIRS MAKE SURE THE BALL JOINTS AND TRACK BAR ASSEMBLY (DODGE/JEEPS) OR IDLER ARMS HAVE SPEC ON THEM. THEN GO LIKE YOU BEEN DOING GET SECOND OPINION FOR THE SPECS. FOR THEY CAN MAKE IT UP. MANUFACTORS HAVE WHATS CALL TOLERANCE SPEC FOR MOVEMENTS FOR PARTS

This is standard practice now at all las schwab stores This has happened over and over to the owner of the company whos fleet of truck I maintain .every time a truck goes in the owner was told it needed $100s of dollars in repairs I went as far as to completely rebuild the front end on a truck  then drove it through mud to make it look old. sent it in to les schwab and the owner was given a 2 page  repair list. some of the parts you could see looked new  when the owner confronted the shop manager he politely analogized and said it was a training issue! it used to be a great place  but looks like corporate wants the public milked now!  

Why would you go back to them a SECOND time? They tried to screw you the first time and what do you do? You go back to them a second time.