alignment with different offset wheels?
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Drifting
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From: Port Charlotte FL
alignment with different offset wheels?
Hey guys I have a set of Ruff racing 19/20" wheels and know the offset is different than stock... +34, +45 i believe. I'm getting the car aligned, and was wondering if this needs to be figured into the stock alignment specs, or am I good to go with the stock specs? Thanks guys! 
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Drifting
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From: Port Charlotte FL
I was told by a few places that it did matter because the stock specs are for the stock offset. If my car was aligned to stock specs, and i put the wheels on afterwards would that have messed up my alignment though?
Le Mans Master
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From: Texas
i have been doing alignments for over 10 years.
i do not see any reason that your wheels would cause any need to change the alignment specs.
the only problems that i have seen has been from wheels that differ greatly from stock
such as lifted/ lowered vehicles with altered suspensions.
i do not see any reason that your wheels would cause any need to change the alignment specs.
the only problems that i have seen has been from wheels that differ greatly from stock
such as lifted/ lowered vehicles with altered suspensions.
Le Mans Master
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From: Texas
my brother has an 02 coupe lowered about the same as yours with z06 replicas. no problem, just aligned to z06 specs
mine is a 02 coupe with z51, aligned to z06 specs
just got through aligning a friends c6 (he wanted to try it adjusted to c6 zo6 specs, big changes in angles!! have not talked to him again to see how he likes it or to see if he wants to change back to stock c6 specs)
to me these cars are easy to align, because everything is adjustable, you can adjust rear camber and toe, front camber, caster and toe. and the adjustment points are easy to access....
this allows you to actually be able to adjust the angles and set them where you want them.
any good alignment shop with a tech that knows how to use the alignment machine shold be able to knock out a c5 alignment with no problem.
mine is a 02 coupe with z51, aligned to z06 specs
just got through aligning a friends c6 (he wanted to try it adjusted to c6 zo6 specs, big changes in angles!! have not talked to him again to see how he likes it or to see if he wants to change back to stock c6 specs)
to me these cars are easy to align, because everything is adjustable, you can adjust rear camber and toe, front camber, caster and toe. and the adjustment points are easy to access....
this allows you to actually be able to adjust the angles and set them where you want them.
any good alignment shop with a tech that knows how to use the alignment machine shold be able to knock out a c5 alignment with no problem.
Last edited by tommie; Mar 16, 2009 at 07:44 PM.
