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Poly steering rack bushings=alignment?

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sarmikgar

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Have some of these I want to put on, they are not the offset ones.

Will I need an alignment from just putting in the new steering rack bushings? Figured if I do I would wait for next month when I get new front tires and do it all then.
 

Mike97gt

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sarmikgar said:
Have some of these I want to put on, they are not the offset ones.

Will I need an alignment from just putting in the new steering rack bushings? Figured if I do I would wait for next month when I get new front tires and do it all then.
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it's unlikely that the settings will get thrown off but it wont hurt to align it when you get new tires
 

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I put offset one's on mine and I let go of the wheel an drives straight as a arrow? Just try to keep tierods bolted up? Thats all I was worried bout. Really easy addition? Where I fell into problem was I had lower a arm bushings to install also? An to get the old ones out an the new ones in I would have to take a arm out from under my car an press them out an in. Really messing with your allingment?
 
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