Alignment with tire change?

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Oct 22, 2019 | 07:35 PM

DCortez

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Alignment with tire change?

Is it recommended or necessary to get an alignment when I purchase my next set of tires?

Last edited by DCortez; Oct 22, 2019 at 07:35 PM.

Oct 22, 2019 | 07:48 PM

badhabit_wb

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If your tires are wearing evenly now I would't worry about it. If not then I'd do an alignment to fix it.

Oct 22, 2019 | 07:50 PM

Bill Dearborn

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If tires are wearing evenly then don't try and improve what is working. My 2003 Tahoe went 10 years before requiring an alignment change.

Bill

Oct 24, 2019 | 11:44 AM

KemahGT

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What Bill and Bad Habit said. I’m amazed at the number of folks on here that complain about tires wearing out in 7k miles. My Z51 got 35k on the original set. And I drive HARD. Turn your wheel left or right when fueling and look at your front tires. You’ll be able to instantly get a look at how they’re wearing. Gotta get on your hands and knees to see the rears.

I have over 40k now and I’m on my second set of Michellins. Never been aligned.

Oct 24, 2019 | 12:12 PM

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I'm with those above, however...
Look closely at your rears, the factory setup was a bit aggressive (camber) to improve cornering grip.
If you see the inside edges worn then you may want to specify the touring setup to minimize the wear (providing you don't track the car)

Last edited by BostonVette; Oct 24, 2019 at 12:40 PM.