alignment after new rear stuts?
12-30-17, 04:30 PM
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alignment after new rear stuts?
Just put new kyb's in the rear with the oem springs, does the car need an alignment afterwards? Im getting mixed reviews online. 07 Is350
12-30-17, 11:35 PM
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How was your tire wear before?
For the most part, that service doesn't inherently alter the toe or camber as you used the same spring on an oem (like) shock so you should have the same ride height which means the same toe and camber..
Bottom line is you should be fine if they only dropped the lower control arm and sway bar links.
The problem Is this: FOR EXAMPLE - you put new tires on a car and take it in for an alignment. The tech has ZERO to go on so they set the car to oem spec. People foolishly think that OEM spec means it should be in that green window of happieness. WRONG! That doesnt mean the tires will wear as good as they could if set up properly for how you the owner use and load the car!
First off, if the tech doesnt measure the alignment **befores repairs are made** there is no way to tell if it changed. so the tech has no idea of how to set the tires for how YOU treat the car.
Like all highway miles.
All parking lot miles.
All canyons while the trunk is full of bricks as you are masonry dude without a proper truck. All this sh:t matters.
Bottom line if you get an alignment, tell the guy how the last tires wore and/or keep an eye on the tires after changes are made.
For the most part, that service doesn't inherently alter the toe or camber as you used the same spring on an oem (like) shock so you should have the same ride height which means the same toe and camber..
Bottom line is you should be fine if they only dropped the lower control arm and sway bar links.
The problem Is this: FOR EXAMPLE - you put new tires on a car and take it in for an alignment. The tech has ZERO to go on so they set the car to oem spec. People foolishly think that OEM spec means it should be in that green window of happieness. WRONG! That doesnt mean the tires will wear as good as they could if set up properly for how you the owner use and load the car!
First off, if the tech doesnt measure the alignment **befores repairs are made** there is no way to tell if it changed. so the tech has no idea of how to set the tires for how YOU treat the car.
Like all highway miles.
All parking lot miles.
All canyons while the trunk is full of bricks as you are masonry dude without a proper truck. All this sh:t matters.
Bottom line if you get an alignment, tell the guy how the last tires wore and/or keep an eye on the tires after changes are made.
Last edited by 2013FSport; 12-30-17 at 11:47 PM.
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