Sienna Rear Alignment

[Cagliostro]

We recently replaced the tires on my wife's 2005 Sienna. The place that did the work also checked the alignment. The front was slightly out and they fixed it. The back is also slightly out, left toe 0.42 (spec -0.16 to 0.41) and total toe 0.59 (spec -0.03 to 0.53). However, they said to fix the rear, they need a special $69 "shim kit" and another $85 in labor. Is this legit? The local toyota dealer said they don't sell a "shim kit." I found a place on the web that says they do but it only costs $13.

Thanks.

[Leighcm]

We recently replaced the tires on my wife's 2005 Sienna. The place that did the work also checked the alignment. The front was slightly out and they fixed it. The back is also slightly out, left toe 0.42 (spec -0.16 to 0.41) and total toe 0.59 (spec -0.03 to 0.53). However, they said to fix the rear, they need a special $69 "shim kit" and another $85 in labor. Is this legit? The local toyota dealer said they don't sell a "shim kit." I found a place on the web that says they do but it only costs $13.

Thanks.

Could be. You might want to have the Toyota guys just do the alignment...can't be much more than the $69 + $85 the tire guys want, and you'll have a Toyota Certified guy doing the work at Toyota.