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Suspension Alignment after H-Sports?

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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:01 AM
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Alignment after H-Sports?

I have searched for this and have not found a definitive question/answer.

I am planning on lowering the car with H-Sport springs, and leaving the stock struts. Simply put, will the car require an alignment following this install?

Any and all comments welcome please.

TJM
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Yes. It costs less then buying 4 new tires.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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I just put my Tein S springs on last week and hope to get my allignment next week.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Yes, you should have an alignment. When I had my H-Sports installed, everything seemed correct and there was no mis-alignment in the steering wheel. Still, I figured I should have things checked out. I received a before and after printout from the shop that did the alignment which confirmed some dificiencies that would have created some issues on down the road. It's always good to be sure, and as stated above, it's a lot less than having to buy new tires.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by gt6
Yes, you should have an alignment. When I had my H-Sports installed, everything seemed correct and there was no mis-alignment in the steering wheel. Still, I figured I should have things checked out. I received a before and after printout from the shop that did the alignment which confirmed some dificiencies that would have created some issues on down the road. It's always good to be sure, and as stated above, it's a lot less than having to buy new tires.
mine looked and drove normal, but i had it aligned anyways, everything was in spec, so results may vary.
 
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