When to do alignment after new spring installed?

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Installing new springs/shocks/lca this weekend and I was wondering when to get the car align after the install?

Before the springs settled? How can you tell when it has settled?

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Do alignment right away after the install?

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CottonBurnerz said:

Installing new springs/shocks/lca this weekend and I was wondering when to get the car align after the install?

Before the springs settled? How can you tell when it has settled?

or

Do alignment right away after the install?

Thanks.

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I had my alignment done about two weeks later. No problems since.

 

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I would wait a week or two so that it settles completely before you do the alignment. Some shops say to do it right away, but then you lose some of the camber alignment as it settles a little more. Just don't do too much hard cornering until you get it aligned right.

 

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I waited a week to get mine done!

 

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Usually best bet is two weeks to make sure that the springs have settled, that is about when I had my alignment done.

 

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I waited a week then had mine done too.

 

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I think it usually takes about a month before the springs fully settle. I would do it then.

 

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Roughly 3 days, but the longer you wait the better. I'd probably give it a week and have it aligned the following weekend.

 

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DELOS02GT said:

I waited a week then had mine done too.

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what do you guys mean buy "waited".. do you guys go out and drive the car without alignment normally or drive it harder than usual?

 

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take it to sears man. i took mine there as soon as i had mine done & they told me they had a 6,000 warranty on the job & to bring it back in a few weeks after i finished everything so they could make sure it was still right. they had to do a little adjusting, but not much. it didn't cost me a penny though (the 2nd time that is)

 

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take it to sears man. i took mine there as soon as i had mine done & they told me they had a 6,000 warranty on the job & to bring it back in a few weeks after i finished everything so they could make sure it was still right. they had to do a little adjusting, but not much. it didn't cost me a penny though (the 2nd time that is)

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cool.. i'll do that

 

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I had mine aligned when the suspension was installed, H&R Supersports don't really settle.

 

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I had mine aligned after about 2 weeks and haven't had any problems since with it =)

 

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CottonBurnerz said:

what do you guys mean buy "waited".. do you guys go out and drive the car without alignment normally or drive it harder than usual?

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Waiting means driving as usual and then going to get the alignment after the springs had enough time to seat themselves completely. That's a better term than "settle"... they need to completely "seat" themselves.

 

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It's been about 2 months and still no alignment.

 

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I waited 2 weeks and got my first alignment. After 2 months it started pulling to the right. I then got BBK C/C plates and had it aligned again. Perfect now!

 

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I waited one week but the springs kept settling.

 

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had mine done 4 days later, then again about a month later...there was no change in alignment.