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alignment didn't last long...

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  • Start date Start date Mar 25, 2007

geoffsgt

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Had to get new front tires on the GT. They wore real weird cuz my alignment was off a lot. I was also experiencing a slight pull to the right. Got the tires on, and had the alignment done, and it drove straight as an arrow all the way to my parents' house. Drove down their very bumpy driveway (very slowly, as usual). When I left, it was pulling to the right again, about as much as before the alignment. Tested it on multiple streets at multiple speeds, and it was all pretty much the same.

Did my alignment get screwed up already?
 

the98stang

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Did you drop the car at all?
 

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Similar thing happened to me. I took the car for an alignment. He gave me the specs before and after and he changed the toe of one front wheel 1 degree and thats it. I think the front tire wear got worse and now I'm going to have to replace my fronts very soon.
 

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I had to replace two fronts after my spring install. I took it to a shop and he said he adjusted it as far as he could but with the stock plates it just wasn't enough. It wore even worse than before. I installed Maximum Motorsports CC plates and it helped a ton. Went to another shop to get another alighment and it still pulls a bit to the right also but so far it has worn pretty even. I might bring it in to see if they can adjust it a bit more.
 

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COramprat said:
I had to replace two fronts after my spring install. I took it to a shop and he said he adjusted it as far as he could but with the stock plates it just wasn't enough. It wore even worse than before. I installed Maximum Motorsports CC plates and it helped a ton. Went to another shop to get another alighment and it still pulls a bit to the right also but so far it has worn pretty even. I might bring it in to see if they can adjust it a bit more.
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You prolly hit a bump and threw off the alignment. It's pretty easier to do with a lowered car.
 
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You should look into getting a lifetime alignment, its worth it!
 

geoffsgt

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Car isn't lowered. Stock suspension.

Whats a lifetime alignment? And would it still be lifetime if I modded the suspension afterwards?
 
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