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Old 04-12-2005, 09:29 AM
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Anyting I should know before I get an alignment? Like if I get new rims should I do it before I get them put on? just anything to have a heads up
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It really depends on how different the wheels and tires are. If you change size drastically, or do any suspension work for that matter go ahead and get it aligned. You obviously want it done afterwords because thats how it's going to stay.
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Are you looking for better handling?
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Originally Posted by trackbird
Are you looking for better handling?

well yes and no because the car swerves to one side when I let go of teh wheel
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Originally Posted by REDWS6CHICK
well yes and no because the car swerves to one side when I let go of teh wheel

check your tire pressures.

Then, make sure they "match" the camber and caster between each side. Most shops seem to want to add more to one side to allow for the crown of the road. I'd not let them do this. I'd also consider adding a little negative camber (-.5 degrees camber).
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Find a place that has a good, late model, computerized alignment machine. I went to a local Firestone shop. I would have them set the toe to zero. A little toe in gives the steering a dead zone in the middle, a little toe out might lead to increased wear, maybe.
On my 275 front's I run -1* camber and it seems to wear the tires perfectly across. Back when I had the camber at 0, the outside edges wore first. I would also recommend having someone sit in the drivers seat to load that that side while it's being aligned. It might not be necessary, but next time I will do that. Or bring some ballast with me to the alignment place.



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