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Old 03-16-2009, 05:51 PM
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Aftermarket wheel owners, quick question.

Well guys, after about four months of waiting, the guy at 4WP finally called and said that my wheels finally came in. I don't know if any of your local 4WP does alignments but I don't think mine does and I don't think I'll be finished with 4WP in time to make it to my alignment shops before they stop accepting appointments. Will I be all right without it being aligned until Saturday?

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Originally Posted by radio_flyer
Well guys, after about four months of waiting, the guy at 4WP finally called and said that my wheels finally came in. I don't know if any of your local 4WP does alignments but I don't think mine does and I don't think I'll be finished with 4WP in time to make it to my alignment shops before they stop accepting appointments. Will I be all right without it being aligned until Saturday?

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An aftermarket wheel does not require an alignment.
 
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Originally Posted by radio_flyer
Well guys, after about four months of waiting, the guy at 4WP finally called and said that my wheels finally came in. I don't know if any of your local 4WP does alignments but I don't think mine does and I don't think I'll be finished with 4WP in time to make it to my alignment shops before they stop accepting appointments. Will I be all right without it being aligned until Saturday?

thanks....
Any suspension work? Leveling kit, lift etc? If no, you're fine.
 
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Old 03-16-2009, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluejay
An aftermarket wheel does not require an alignment.
Oh, I thought I'd need to with the increase in size and all. thanks

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Any suspension work? Leveling kit, lift etc? If no, you're fine.
Well here's the thing, I put on a 2" AS about a month and a half ago and I did notice that the alignment was a little off, but I was just going to wait until my wheels came in and then I was going to get the truck aligned altogether. I was under the impression that an alignment was necessary with new wheels & tires so I didn't want to get it aligned after I leveled it with my stockers and then have it aligned a second time with the new wheels. If I had known at the time that no alignment was necessary with new shoes I would have done it when I leveled it so i wouldn't be in this situation.
 
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haha, yeah if yo have the As kit then go get an allignment.

but yes, you should be fine for a couple of days.
 
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Old 03-16-2009, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by RJcavF150
haha, yeah if yo have the As kit then go get an allignment.

but yes, you should be fine for a couple of days.
so 4 days shouldn't be a problem?
 
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Old 03-16-2009, 07:29 PM
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You should be ok if you have been driving around for 6 weeks and haven't noticed anything drastically wrong with your ride.
 



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