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Old 10-13-2006, 08:55 AM   #9
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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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