Alignment Necessary?!?
#24
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yeah. . . again just because it is going in a straight line, doesn't mean your alignment is a-ok. 9/10 times, your tires will be toast. $40-50 is good insurance to save a $400 set of tires.
#28
it is entirely possible that the camber is off enough to cause tread wear to your tires, but not enough to visbly see. I think that's the point that a lot of people are trying to get across.
That's why alignments are done to such precise measurements, and not just done by eyeballing it; because a few mm's difference can mean a lot to the tread life of the tires.
That's why alignments are done to such precise measurements, and not just done by eyeballing it; because a few mm's difference can mean a lot to the tread life of the tires.
#29
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Yeah. . . you can't really see 1-3 degree differences, and tracking straight has nothing to do with the alignment being proper. . . your toe can be severely off, and you'd never know it.
#31
I just dropped my tc on the TRDs and went to get the car alligned. They said the camber was way off and the numbers were all in the red so the car definately needs an allignment. The only problem is there computer doesnt have the specs for the tC so they couldnt do it. There supposed to call me back today and if they can get the machine updated.
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