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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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If I lower my 02 Z, do I need an alignment??
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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Yes you do, IMHO. There are a couple schools of thought on this one; if you didn't cut the bushings, you're fine, if you did you need an alignment. BTW, I didn't cut the bushings.
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I lowered mine (3/4" is maximum) on oem bolts/bushings and allowed it to settle over a couple of hundred miles.
I took it in to have the alignment checked then. It definitely needed a four wheel alignment.
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Yes you do! Let it settle for a couple of hundred miles but by all means yes!
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Yes get it aligned after a couple hundred miles.

I managed to bald spot the insides of all 4 of my stock z06 tires before I noticed it....

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