Do you need an alignment with new tires factory wheel?
05-17-13, 09:24 PM
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Do you need an alignment with new tires factory wheel?
I got new tires and factory wheels but do I need a wheel alignment?
05-17-13, 09:25 PM
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Do you need an alignment with new tires and factory wheel?
I got new tires and factory wheels but do I need a wheel alignment?
05-18-13, 05:54 AM
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Alignment
A lot of people will say yes. However, if your car was in proper alignment before it should be okay .
I have owned approximately two dozen new vehicles and never got an alignment when replacing tires. Never had a problem.
05-18-13, 04:38 PM
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I always do to make sure the 4 wheel alignment & toe are in spec.
05-19-13, 04:17 PM
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Any idea on how much alignment costs?
05-19-13, 04:55 PM
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You've never had a car aligned before? It depends on who does it. $80-100 for front end, $100-150 for 4 wheel.
05-19-13, 05:32 PM
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It's good to make sure it is in alignment when you get new tires just in case it isn't, and you end up wearing the tires before they should.
05-19-13, 05:46 PM
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You've never had a car aligned before? It depends on who does it. $80-100 for front end, $100-150 for 4 wheel.
Nope. Never thought it was really necessary but apparently after getting new wheels, I should get it done. I want to do everything proper so I get long thread life.
05-19-13, 05:54 PM
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Proper alignment is a big part of routine car maintenance.
05-19-13, 06:09 PM
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Yeah I never really cared about my previous cars. All I would do is change the oil every 3k miles. Prob why it started dying at 75k miles.
05-19-13, 09:47 PM
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