Alignment warranty denied due to aftermarket wheels

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2nd dealer said it would take 5 hours and I'd have to pay. I found the shop with the newest alignment machine in town and I had it done there instead.

My toe front and rear were off by quite a bit. Shop adjusted to spec. Car rides smooth as silk again and it doesn't pull.

If you have a little vibration, your car drifts a bit and the center feels a bit vague, get yourself an alignment. Especially if you've slapped on new wheels/tires. Alignment will fix all of that.
 

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good to hear car runs good again. so y didn't u fight for the warranty at the 2nd dealer? did u have ur stock wheels back on?


2nd dealer said it would take 5 hours and I'd have to pay. I found the shop with the newest alignment machine in town and I had it done there instead.

My toe front and rear were off by quite a bit. Shop adjusted to spec. Car rides smooth as silk again and it doesn't pull.

If you have a little vibration, your car drifts a bit and the center feels a bit vague, get yourself an alignment. Especially if you've slapped on new wheels/tires. Alignment will fix all of that.
 
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good to hear car runs good again. so y didn't u fight for the warranty at the 2nd dealer? did u have ur stock wheels back on?
Nah, it just didn't seem worth it anymore. My time is too valuable to fight over $100 - when spring rolls around and it's time to put the stockies back on, I'm going straight in for an alignment.
 


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Aftermarket wheels normally won't cause an alignment problem unless you select an offset that causes extreme scrub radius problems, i:e, super low offset. Camber/caster problems normally come with lowering cars. My 2021 CTR was perfectly fine when I put on my RSR wheels with 255/40-18's while at stock ride height. Some corrections to caster and toe, were necessary after my Swift springs were installed though.
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