i was wondering, do i need to get an alignment if i switch from 215/45/17 aftermarket wheels to 185/70/14 stock wheels ? and i know if i dont get an alignment, it will wear my tires and affect handling, but will it affect it severely ? because i want to know if it's ok to drive around for 1 or 2 days, 30 min to the location and 30 min back, until i have the time for an alignment ?

 

long as ride height isnt changed, no need to alignment. but its a good idea to do it. if you never done it.

 

I would recommend one, just to make sure your tires wear out evenly, even if its just a toe set. Just get aprint out to see where the car is.

 

in all honesty... you don't need an alignment. just switching rims and tires won't matter, as long as you got one done before that.

*i would think the alignment from the 17's would be better than the ones for the 14's

 

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why is that ?

 

i was wondering, does firestone do good alignment work ?

i was also looking around for other shops, some of the equipment they used are "hunter", while others use "coats" ? can anyone tell me what the difference is ?


Modified by tonezilla at 10:34 PM 1/9/2006

 

alright, my brother took my car to the alignment shop today . the alignment specs were:

<u>front : left</u> .......... <u>front : right</u>
camber: -1.9 ...... camber: -2.2
toe: 0.3 .............. toe: 0.3

<U>rear : left</U> ........... <U>rear : right</U>
camber: -1.3 ...... camber: -1.2
toe: -0.4 ............. toe: 0.3

the alignment guy said that he set the toe out as far as he could in the rear left and that's the best he could get . he told my brother that something is probably bent on the rear left . can anyone else inform me more about my alignment ?

also, a OT question, but how do you know when you need to change your tires . i still got a little bit of tread left on the tire, but how do i know when it is the time to change the tires ?


Modified by tonezilla at 4:50 PM 1/10/2006

 

wzup tone
erik here from ugr. you should check your wear bar. it is a bar that is beetween the thread of the tires. if the bar is alighned with the thread, then you are legally bald. rotation every 3000 miles is a big plus too!

 

do you got a picture of what the wear bar is on a tire ? or is the wear bar all the slits on the tires ? i looked at my kumho ecstas 712, and i dont know what it is i am looking for ? and when my tires are bald, how many miles are usually left on the tires until it touches the metal inside the tire ? i know running on bald tires is unsafe, but i'd like to use as much of the tires i can before i replace them with new ones .


Modified by tonezilla at 11:10 PM 1/11/2006

 

Ask Abe!

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...id=51

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Place a penny into several tread grooves across the tire. If part of Lincoln's head is always covered by the tread, you have more than 2/32" of tread depth remaining.

Place a quarter into several tread grooves across the tire. If part of Washington's head is always covered by the tread, you have more than 4/32" of tread depth remaining.

Place a penny into several tread grooves across the tire. If the top of the Lincoln Memorial is always covered by the tread, you have more than 6/32" of tread depth remaining.</TD></TR></TABLE>