Parker Brake & Alignment

Family Owned, Fine Tuned · West Side GR · Since 1962

Brakes, alignment, and straight answers on the West Side since 1962.

Family-owned complete auto repair with a brake and alignment specialty — plus the two things most shops can't give you: a full retail parts counter and our own in-house machine shop. No runaround. No selling you work you don't need.

Open Saturdays 8–1 · Synchrony financing available

Parker Brake & Alignment on Burton Street — brick shop with the green canopy, an open service bay, and the red Parker service van out front
729 Burton St SW
1962Family owned sinceOn the same West Side corner
4.9★Across 451 reviewsSureCritic · CARFAX · BBB
A+BBB RatingHonest, no-nonsense work

What makes Parker different

More under one roof than the shop down the street

Most shops send your drums and rotors out and order every part from a warehouse. We don't. Sixty years on the same corner means we built the things other shops have to outsource — right here on Burton Street.

Inside Parker — the full services board, tire wall, and Hankook and ACDelco signage in the waiting room on Burton Street
Everything we do, on one board — and a real parts counter behind it.
01

In-house machine shop

We remachine drums, rotors, and flywheels in-house — for cars, trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment. Most shops can't, so they replace what we can resurface.

02

Full parts counter

A real retail parts department, parts from $39.95, run by Guy and Jon — decades behind the counter between them. You're not waiting on a warehouse three towns over.

03

Family owned since 1962

Same family, same corner, going on six decades. The crew brings nearly a century of combined experience — and the kind of straight talk that keeps people coming back.

What we do

A full-service shop, brakes first

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Brakes & Alignment / the specialty

  • Brake repair — pads, rotors & drums
  • Computerized wheel alignment
  • Steering & suspension repair

Repair & Maintenance / everything else

  • Oil changes From $39.95
  • A/C service — R134a & R1234yf
  • Check-engine, ABS, traction & TPMS diagnostics
  • Engine & transmission — domestic & import

Parts & Machine Shop / the difference

  • Retail parts counter Parts from $39.95
  • In-house drum, rotor & flywheel resurfacing
  • Batteries, electrical & exhaust

Trucks & Off-Road / go further

  • Lift kits & 4x4 services
  • Axle regearing & trailer repair
  • MetalCloak · Mickey Thompson · Baja Designs · Dirty Life · Switch-Pros

What the West Side says

Reasonable, no-nonsense, done right

★★★★★
"Communication was timely, their rates reasonable, and explanations of service and costs no-nonsense. Makes the decision to go back a no-brainer."
Verified CustomerChevrolet Equinox · Aug 2025 · SureCritic
★★★★★
"The guys are so good, did exactly what needed to be done, it works great. Keep up the good work."
John S.Saab 9-3 · Sep 2025 · SureCritic
★★★★★
"They were reasonable as far as price goes, they weren't too outrageous. They do a good, respectable job."
James & Charlotte J.Grand Rapids · SureCritic

4.9★ across 451 reviews  ·  BBB A+  ·  92% five-star

Brakes done right — without the runaround

Request an appointment, or just call

Tell us the vehicle and what's going on, and we'll get back fast with a straight, no-nonsense estimate before we touch a thing.

Hours
Mon – Fri8:00a – 5:30p
Saturday8:00a – 1:00p
SundayClosed
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Find us
729 Burton St SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 243-7769
Call (616) 243-7769