Alignment necessary?

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Originally Posted by beaker

I know you are in Canada, so not sure if this applies where you live, but many chain tire shops in the US offer free alignment checks. I know this is a way to get your car on the rack so the tech can inspect the car and then try to sell you added services for your car that you may need or not need, but you can always say no, and in the process, find out if the suspension work you have done has change your alignment to an out of spec condition. It doesn't take much, a degree or two, to cause some pretty bad tire wear.

Canadian Tire is happy to offer free alignment checks, just ask. May or may not take a manager approval, but it can be had for free. When I bought tires there they practically forced a free alignment check on me (for all four wheels, LOL), despite the vehicle getting the tires having two live axles.

Even though it turned out to have poor alignment (didn't care because it tracked straight and got so few miles I replaced the tires due to rot) they didn't do anything more than let me know I should consider an alignment when I picked up the vehicle. No heavy sales pitch or anything.