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Old 10-12-2006, 01:52 PM   #1
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Jim makes a very good point here and he gives good advice that I will certainly follow now that he's articulated it so well...

1. I will get the new tires road-forced balanced on a Hunter machine to insure it was done right. If not done right, it will be corrected at the tire shop doing the balancing and if the tire is out of round, it can be returned to wheel dynamics and replaced immediately.

2. It never hurts to have a car's alignment checked and modified when putting on new tires out of a simple comparison of costs. Alignment is under a hundred bucks. Each tire I bought was $200 or more... it's worth it to retain the rubber longer. The overall size is a half inch wider front and back, and a millimeter or two taller. This will probably change the alignment a little or a lot and I was planning on having that done anyway since I just got my control arm replaced.
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Old 10-13-2006, 08:55 AM   #2
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I'm all for having the alignment checked when you put new tires on the car simply as a maintenance item. The geometry of your suspension is based on so many things that a millimeter of new tread is not going to hurt anything.

Think of the days that you have that second half pound burrito from Taco Bell and the car sits lower because of it. Or when you go on that diet and lose 20 lbs? Or you take your wife on a road trip and both trunks are full? What about as your tires heat up and the pressure increases and raises the vehicle by a millimeter or two? What about the speed that you are going that provides extra downforce or lift?

If you want to time your alignments with new wheels/tires than go for it (this is what I will do with this car seeing that I'm dropping $1000 in tires); however, it is not required.
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