tk9

Does the alignment look right? I recently got new tires, Hankook Ventus V12 (18"), and don't want them to get worn unevenly or too quickly because of a bad alignment...

CEB

You have a magnifying glass to go with that?

Nuru

LOL!

mleskovar

More important than the read out is how did your old tires wear? That's the important question. I've come to not trust those read outs anymore. I've had tires that wear evenly on all four corners, the car tracks great, and been told my alignment is off. With staggered wheels you can expect some uneven wear between inside and outside tread since you can't rotate. The rears will wear more on the inside and the fronts more on the outside.....but is it even (excessive wear is bad alignment or someone who corners REAL hard ).

tk9

I updated the attachment... Any feedback now that's its readable???

pdjv

Given camber at -1.3 front and -1.8 rear you can expect more wear on the insides of the left front and left rear tires. As long as the tires aren't directional and are all the same size, regular rotation should help even out the tread wear due to the excessive camber.

Unless the car has seen lots of hard service miles there shouldn't be enough wear on suspension parts to prevent getting all alignment settings within range. If that were my car, I'd be asking why left side camber settings are still out of tolerance after the alignment - note that the left front camber is actually worse than it was pre-alignment.

tk9

I have a staggered setup, so rotating is not an option. The car has 27k miles and is well kept (not driven hard). Thank you for your advice! So, every measurement that lies in the red zone must be corrected? I wonder why Town Fair Tire did not mention that

Should I take it to the dealer and have them do the alignment?

CEB

It doesn't take much more than a bad pothole to cause alignment issues.

Yes, I'd get an alignment at the dealer (they often have coupons - check their [and the competitor's] websites). Once the dealer corrects it you can go back to the tire place and get a refund.

pdjv

+1

mleskovar

This is one of the reasons I don't trust the alignment print outs. No changes yet values change. Out of all the specs shown on that page only a few are even adjustable unless you do parts changes. How was the wear patterns and steering tracking with the tires you removed?

tk9

They issued a $69 refund after I called customer relations. I found a local MB dealer running an alignment special of $99. Hopefully this time it's done right.. Brake flush special of $99 as well, probably will have that done as well.

ImInPA

Unless you have hit some potholes hard enough to bend something, this should be able to be brought back into spec. The way vehicles are made today using sub-frames to mount the suspension components, if the vehicle cant be brought back in speck it is a bent component or sub-frame. All fixable.