Wheel alignment and wheel/tyre sizes

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Wheel alignment and wheel/tyre sizes

Postby Gazbo » Tue May 27, 2008 9:17 am

Would you expect the wheel alignment to need tweaking if the wheels/tyres are changed?

For example, if a wheel alignment is done with 185/60/14s and I later put 205/50/15s on the car, does the alignment need to be adjusted for the extra width of the tyres?
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Postby Charlie Brown » Tue May 27, 2008 11:16 am

The alignment doesn’t need to be change if you vary your rims.
You should however get a quality alignment atleast at every tyre change or every 18 months which ever come first. It doesn’t take a lot to throw it out.
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