Im going to put change springs/struts/wheels next week....
I heard that I need to align the car twice (once right after the swap done, and another time 2 weeks later, when the springs break in).
What I wanna do (to save $ on the alignment), is to only align the car 2 weeks later ...and while that time, driving on my stock wheels (I dont care to rub those tires because i'll never put them back on)
my question is does that make sense and can it hurts my car suspension in some way?
i never heard that about getting the realigned when the spring brake in... never hear that springs need a break in time.. but i could be worng about that...
i would just do it once.. after you install the springs/struts and wheels..
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the springs will settle alittle over time. Just wait for a few weeks and get a alignment. It wouldnt make much difference on your tires unless you drive tons of miles.
This post has been edited by bufferdan: May 4, 2004 - 6:36 PM
can it hurt the car if i dont do an alignment right after ?
Yes, it could. If you have too much toe at the front or rear and the handling characteristic of the car have dramatially changed, you might well spin the car, pile it into a tree, etc.
I have never heard of re-aligning a car after 2 weeks. If anything settles, it wouldn't be much. Definitely not enough to demand a re-alignment. Sounds to me like a greedy alignment shop is behind that rumor.
if you cars alignment is good now and you just put springs on it there wont be much change in toe. Your camber will be negative some but not enough to destroy your tires after a couple hundred miles. When i put intrax on my 3000GT i drove on it for months and ate up the insides of my tires. I didnt care thouugh because i wanted different tires anyways. But yeah its best to get a alignment after you install the springs...DONT DO IT BEFORE!
-bufferdan+May 5, 2004 - 8:08 PM
-ConeTrouble+May 5, 2004 - 6:52 PM
