Did you get your Goat realigned when you mounted on your Drift R's??

[COBGTO]

Just as the title says...wondering if I need to have my car aligned when they put on my Drift R's?? Bought them from Group A...already mounted and balanced...should the alignment be adjusted for the new wheels/tires??

Chrissy:nuts:

[Flashpoint]

I didn't, but I only had them on for 2 weeks (very low miles) only swapped them out early because I got a nail in one of the stock tires.


The car tracked fine, and was not "drifting" when you let go of the wheel. I also only have 5K miles on my car.

[COBGTO]

what's everyone else done..alignment, or no??

[JJKJ]

No alignment necessary. Many tire dealers recommend an alignment when you install new tires, but that is only because tires are being replaced after the old set wore out. Usually you have 30-40k mi on the car by then and an alignment check is a good thing to do so your new tires won't wear unevenly. However, replacing wheels/tires on a new car doesn't require an alignment.

[sccaGTO]

I didn't when I had mine. You aren't drastically changing the steering or suspension systems. The only reason to need to have one done is if the OE tires were wearing odd. If that's the case, you should look at threads describing known suspension/tire wear problems.