Flat tire damage?
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Racer
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Flat tire damage?
I just picked up a sweet 2002 a few weeks ago and running non-run flats on 18 and 19 inch rims. Car is lowered on stock bolts and am wondering if I should ever have a flat on a front tire would I incur any damage to the car?
Also for this reason I'm considering raising just the front end back to stock height. Is this OK without raising the rear of car or do I need to raise all four back to stock?....and is it really necessary to have front end re-aligned after raising?
Also for this reason I'm considering raising just the front end back to stock height. Is this OK without raising the rear of car or do I need to raise all four back to stock?....and is it really necessary to have front end re-aligned after raising?
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I just picked up a sweet 2002 a few weeks ago and running non-run flats on 18 and 19 inch rims. Car is lowered on stock bolts and am wondering if I should ever have a flat on a front tire would I incur any damage to the car?
Also for this reason I'm considering raising just the front end back to stock height. Is this OK without raising the rear of car or do I need to raise all four back to stock?....and is it really necessary to have front end re-aligned after raising?
Also for this reason I'm considering raising just the front end back to stock height. Is this OK without raising the rear of car or do I need to raise all four back to stock?....and is it really necessary to have front end re-aligned after raising?
When bringing the front end up to stock height, you should allso bring up the rear to stock height also. (proper rake)
Yes you would need to have the car realigned, once you have all corners in their proper ride height.
Good luck.
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Also for this reason I'm considering raising just the front end back to stock height. Is this OK without raising the rear of car or do I need to raise all four back to stock?....
and is it really necessary to have front end re-aligned after raising?
If it were me I'd just leave it alone... If you're really concerned about it raise the front and the rear back to stock height, not just the front.
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Around here, a 4-wheel alignment is about $100 too.
