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Alignment- do I really need anything special? (archive)
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Posted by Pat in Seattle on December 16, 2001 at 17:52:08:

Just got my new Aquatred 3's from the Tire Rack, and I'm having them installed this week. I wanted to have an alignment done at the same time, because I don't know when the car was aligned last.

I have heard stories on the board of special alignment procedures like putting weight in various places on the car, etc. Given that my car is a total commuter which will never, ever see the track or autox course, and isn't driven very hard.... do I really need to worry about that stuff? Should I spend big dough to have the dealer or a specialty shop align the car, or can I let the local tire store do a vanilla four-wheel alignment? I am planning to have these tires on the car for several years, at least- the treadwear warranty is 80K miles.

Thanks for any opinions,

Pat Newton
'85 524td 148K


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