I went to Firestone because I bought my tires from a Firestone location in Texas a few years ago and they are still under warranty. I went in for a nail that was in my tire's sidewall, unrepairable. They told me my shocks were completely blown and it was causing cupping on my tires. They said I needed new shocks ($866), a new set of tires ($800), and an alignment ($79). He was gracious enough to offer to knock off a couple hundred so my total would only be $1500 and luckily for me they offer interest free financing for the first 6 months.
I decided to get a second opinion. I took my car to the Toyota dealership in Aurora and they told me my shocks were absolutely fine and not damaging my tires. They said the feathering had come from an alignment problem I'd had taken car of a year or two ago. My tires are in great condition and I only need to replace the one with the nail in it.
DO NOT GO HERE. Firestone will take advantage of you. I will say that the man I dealt with was very kind, for a lying thief.
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