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Jul 6, 2004 | 01:42 AM

Sniper33

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Alignment question

I'm going to be bringing my car in for alignment if I can find a place around here that can do 18's (don't ask me why it's so hard). I'm going with +4 caster, -.7 camber, and probably 1/32" toe in. Here's my question:

I have 18's and I'm getting my car aligned. But I'm switching to 17's in the front real soon. Will I have to get it re-aligned after I put the 17's on???

Jul 6, 2004 | 01:50 AM

Gev

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Changing wheels shouldn't mess up your alignment.

Jul 6, 2004 | 02:11 AM

TransAm52804

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Not tryin' to hijack this thread, but my car pulls to the left and what would be the easiest way to find out if hte car is dog-trackin' or not? Looking at the car from the back, it looks like my rear end is shifted to the left (driver side) by about a half inch, so the driver side rear wheel is farther out of the wheel well than the passenger side. Anyone? It's driving me crazy. I honestly can't tell if it's dog-tracking, but it does pull to the left rather briskly on flat road and no one notices the rear end until I point it out, so it doesn't look bad, but it's noticable when REALLY looking at it.

Jul 6, 2004 | 07:56 AM

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If the 17's are a different overall height, then you will change the castor setting. If they are the same diameter, you will likley be just fine.

Jul 6, 2004 | 09:25 AM

jimmyblue

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Changing the body angle relative to road is what
changes caster (whether from wheel/tire, or from
lowering springs, or what-have-you).

Large difference in wheel diameter may also mess
with your ABS....