Member Since: 12 Jan 2020
Location: Scotland
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4 Wheel alignment after changing wheels
Hi guys, I've got some 18" Tuffant steel wheels on order. I'm hoping to use them (with BFG KO2) for longer trips abroad etc, and use the standard 19" alloys and tyres for general day to day use.
My question is, should I get a 4 wheel alignment done after changing them over each time?
Thanks in advance.
23rd Mar 2021 8:21 pm
rrhool
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No, the wheels on the car have no effect on the suspension geometry.
If the geometry is correct, it will remain so even with different wheels.Richard
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23rd Mar 2021 8:42 pm
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How often will you be swapping them over? If it's every few months, then an alignment check isn't a bad idea - the alignment can get knocked out over. If you're swapping them every couple of weeks then no.
I tend to get the alignment checked every 6 months or so as a preventative maintenance thing really.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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23rd Mar 2021 9:19 pm
Mburns48
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Do you keep a note of how much correction, if any, is required at your 6 monthly alignment check?
I ask, as with my D3 I did this but in the end came to the conclusion that once a year, after off-roading during the shooting season was sufficient.
With the D4 I must confess to having missed last year's alignment although it was done earlier this month.
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although it was done earlier this month.
