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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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ive never had a alignment done to any of my cars lol...im jw cuz i bought some 15" rims with brand new tires 205/50/55..should i do put the rims on and bring it to do a aligment or just do it with the stockies i have ..and will i run with any problem seeing the tires are 205/50/15
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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put your new rims and tires on first before you get an alignment. if you have never changed the tie rods i would look into doing that.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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doing it before or after isnt going to matter. going to a 15 inch will not affect your alingment. the alingment shop(provided they actually look) will find loose parts if you have them.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ejprimo
put your new rims and tires on first before you get an alignment. if you have never changed the tie rods i would look into doing that.
iight but im wordering i only have the camber kit in the back do u think ill need some in the front to
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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no you wont need a front camber kit. mostly likely you get between -2.0 to -2.5 of camber with the stock upper control arms. since you got the rear camber kit have you guy set the camber to -1.5. most importantly tell your alignment guy you want zero toe front and rear.

you will lose grip in the corners with zero camber. when you turn your car into a corner youll be riding on the outside edges of the tires. you need some negative camber so that when you make a turn and the car leans to one side, you will ride on the whole contact patch of the tire.
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