Wheel Aligments

[DrivingHabit]

How often will Dealerships do wheel aligments before the warranty is over?

[XterraVersa]

Never unless it is requested/authorized by you.

If you have a service plan where they do all the service, they will do it when it is called for in the service manual.

[reyes1212]

Yeah i was wondering about the alignment, especialyl since i got my Tanabe springs in, but I'm too scared to take it in due to the guy being an a** and might void my warranty or something. they alwasy give me bs

[proxim2020]

They probably won't realign it under warranty since you've swapped the parts that were warranted (springs). So since you've swapped a part that altered the factory setting, getting back to those settings can no longer be covered under warranty. But you could always try to convince them. You'll have to pay them or a alignment shop to realign. Off the top of my head I know Meineke does it for like $80 or so.

[reyes1212]

Yeah I was afraid of that...but it only voids the SPRINGS warranty right? not the WHOLE warranty?And I found a few places that align lowered cars for around $65 in my area, but I'm waiting on the strut bar to make it into my "Super Black."

[BBISHOPPCM]

My dealer charges about the same amount as all the other shops around here. Yes, installing springs will void the warranty on the alignment and possibly other front-end components if they can prove the springs caused the problems, but not the whole car.

[PB]

And dont just hit any shop to do the alignment,Look for a shop with a newer alignment rack,Or a shop that just spealizes in front end work,That will make the difference in a quality job,I have seen many alignments, and they come out with still the steering to the left or right,Toe in was not set due to rack not being straight or 50 years old..