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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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lowering alignment

So I changed my susp. Set up from ssc springs to pedder/tc struts and shocks
Do I need anothor alignment or am I good n is their any way to check I remeber theirs places u measure form but forgot where
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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As good as I remember from school, everytime you touch the suspension you must re-align your vehicle.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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How can I measure to check
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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with a laser alignment rack... you know... the $10000 dollar rack used at shops around the country? lol... get it as close as you can and baby it all the way to a shop... dealership or any local shop should be able to align... and have them check it... DO NOT daily drive on a car that needs an alignment... you will ruin more then just your tires...


not trying to be an ass... just want to make sure you do your car right is all
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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Not really anyway to check without having an alignment shop check it out. Even a little bit of misalignment can chew up a set of tires pretty quick. IMO it`s worth the money to have it aligned again. After all an alignment is a lot cheaper then a set of 18`s.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by boost_junkie16
Not really anyway to check without having an alignment shop check it out. Even a little bit of misalignment can chew up a set of tires pretty quick. IMO it`s worth the money to have it aligned again. After all an alignment is a lot cheaper then a set of 18`s.
i have also seen bushings destroyed and suspension parts bent from a simple alignment issue... dont risk it
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ShadowStal3er
i have also seen bushings destroyed and suspension parts bent from a simple alignment issue... dont risk it
I know what you mean. We used to have a lowered Civic come into our garage for regular maintenance and about every 4 oilchanges it would need a new set of control arm bushings
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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we had an RSX with coilovers... we never could get the damn thing on or off the lifts without like 6 2x4's lol... and he always wanted it lower... and when his wheels started to rub he blamed us... i laughed him out of the shop lol

he went through z rated tires every 4 months and needed new tierod end bushing every 6... and he didnt ride it hard lol
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ShadowStal3er
we had an RSX with coilovers... we never could get the damn thing on or off the lifts without like 6 2x4's lol... and he always wanted it lower... and when his wheels started to rub he blamed us... i laughed him out of the shop lol

he went through z rated tires every 4 months and needed new tierod end bushing every 6... and he didnt ride it hard lol
Gotta pay to play I suppose. My old talon chewed through tires and suspension parts pretty quickly even with an alignment. It was rubbing on 17`s though..
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 12:36 AM
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he had 19's... he was also 250lbs and 5'9"... he needed a driver mod BAD! lol... every time we saw him pull up my boss would say "hey dustin, go get the harpoons! we have a huge whale coming in quick!" he also had the shittyist sounding rsx ever...
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