alignment

[ME18VERSA]

i have a set of 17 in rims and want to lower it as well with the tein s-tech springs and i was just wondering if anyone has don't this combo and if a alignment is necessary its only like 100 bucks to get it aligned but i just bought a house so im trying to cut back a lil some were

[IanS]

Any time you change the ride height of a vehicle you need to have it aligned.

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[blindsnyper]

after i lowered mine i drove it for about 100 miles before i had it aligned, but yes get it aligned.

[Moghedian]

Short answer: Very Necessary

Long Answer: I lowered mine and got it aligned. After a summer of 17's I got another alignment when i put my stocks back on for the winter. Both of these caused the alignment to be considerably out of whack. The lowering actually put the car off the scale. If you can scrape together a few more dollars NTB offers a great package that i took advantage of myself. 5 years of alignments at any NTB, as often as you want for $180. You can even transfer it once to another vehicle.

[blindsnyper]

you dont need an alignment after changing the wheels/tires.

[Moghedian]

No, but hard bumps and potholes are felt even more with a larger rim. I can only imagine what it does to the suspension. Add the fact that they are free to me, and hey, why not?