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Sorry for the delay, got married just after the post.
At our shop (and I believe this comes from dealerships and tire manufactures, ill check) an alignment CHECK is suggested every 5000 miles, I generally round it up to 6000 to coincide with the oil changes. Now that is there policies, not mine. I think cars should have alignment checked at least once a year. I see allot with the toe off, but just by a small bit. I am a perfectionist, I like my alignment numbers to be as close to specs as possible. Having a alignment shop you trust is key. I see allot of cars going to another chain and I know most of the techs set the toe and call it good. Sometimes our shop does things that **** me off, but I can only do so much and still keep a job... I try to give advise based on what the manufactures suggest, not always what I feel. Take care -- Stephen W. Hansen ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician ASE Undercar Specialist "C. E. White" > wrote in message ... > > > Steve wrote: >> >> Firestone has a Lifetime alignment. 159.99; currently on sale at 139.99 >> in >> the west coast. >> >> 6000 miles or 6 months is a good schedule to keep the tire warranty good. > > Are you suggesting an alignment ever 6000 miles???? > > I have only had one of my vehicles aligned in 13 years and > hundreds of thousands of miles of combined driving. And the > last one I had aligned didn't really need it. But then I go > to an alignment shop I trust. He doesn't have the latest > equipment, but he knows how to use it. Plus, the technician > actually looks over the tires and drives the car before he > puts in on the alignment machine. Two of the last three > times I stopped by for an alignment I was told I didn't need > one and didn't get charged for one. The other time they > decided to put the car on the machine but after the > alignment was done, I was told I really did not need an > alignment (the car was within mfg specs before, but the tech > tweaked it). They did make a slight toe-in adjustment and > charged me for an alignment. When I went in, I had insisted > there was a problem (a slight pull). The technician told me > it was a broken belt in the tire that was causing the pull, > but agreed it was probably worth checking a car with over > 30K miles. I was happy for the piece of mind. On the other > hand, I drove one Expedition to 147,000 miles without ever > having the front end checked. In that time I replaced tires > twice - the third set of tires on the car looked like new > when I traded the vehicle. The first and second sets still > had plenty of tread left and were "square" when they were > replaced, but they had become hard to keep balanced. In both > cases they were replaced after having been driven between > 50k and 60k miles. > > I don't think either of my parents has had a car aligned in > the last 15 years, and they don't have tire wear problems. > Likewise for my sister. Her '97 Civic has never been > aligned, and the tire wear just fine. > > I cannot imagine going in for an alignment every 6,000 > miles... > > Ed |
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