dannieboiz

I was told that if u gotten an alignment with 16" rims I'd have to get it re align when I put my 19's back on. Is this true?

dieselfan

In my opinion you DO NOT have to realign the vehicle. I say this because you are only using the wheel as something to mount the alignment sensors on and assuming that the 16" and 19" wheels are straight then all remains the same. You are adjusting the camber, caster and toe of the vehicle and the size of the wheels should have no effect.

I could be wrong and I am sure the experts will chime in but this is my thought.

Good Luck

my06clk

You are right.. "Normally" changing wheel sizes should have no effect on alignment AT All... IF you have lowered your car then it's a different story but even then, Not exactly the law.but it's always good to have it 'verified'.
But you should be fine. Drive on!!! And Drive Happy!!!!

BTW which wheels did you get? PICS?

Kar don

Not quite correct. How long ago was your car aligned? The vehicle may sit differently with the 19s. Is the overal diameter of the wheel/tire combo the same? How many miles are on the 16s? When mounting new tires you should get an alignment.

W Cole

Someone is feeding you a bunch of bs.

my06clk

AMEN!

lkchris

"Someone" owns an alignment shop, right?

KosherBenz

not needed

dannieboiz

I bent 2 of my rims so I needed to get it fixed and gotta replace my tires, so I put my stock 16"s on and wanted to get an alignment. The guy doesn't have a 19" bracket on his alignment machine so he told me that if I gotten an alignment now with the `16" I'd need another alignment once I get the 19"s back on, so just wait and do it (elsewhere) once I get the 19's on. Figured that was kinda strange. It's actually cheaper to do an alignment with 16" rims over 19"s. The shop that I did my previous alignment on charged me $90 for an alignment just because I had 19's on. I usually pay $40 to get all 4 done @ the shop that told me to wait.

W Cole

If you bent two of your rims odds are you hit something hard enough to knock the car out of alignment. I'd say get it aligned - especially for $40, thats dirt cheap.

dannieboiz

yah, for sure I'm getting an alignment, not sure if I should do it now or wait till i get 19's back on in 2 weeks.

SAguirre

$40 for 4-wheel alignment is a real deal! I would get it done with the 16s on and then swap the wheels. If the hubs are set witht he 16s on, the alignment setting will not change just because you put 19 inch wheels on them. Even though the car could sit differently, the difference should not be any different than if you have the car aligned with no one in the car and then you load the car up with 4 people. There is some allowance in suspension travel built in to an alignment.

I am still wondering how they can only charge you $40 when a bolt kit for the front can cost $50. I think that I paid (a very good ind. shop) $90 + $50 for a bolt kit to set some settings in the front end. The dealer wanted about $200!

So I think that you see that most all of us agree that it does not matter if you align the car with 16s on it and then change the wheels.

Steve