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I waited about a week for my springs to settle before I did my alignment. And yes it is enough to mess up the alignment.

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Old 07-13-2015, 11:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I waited about a week for my springs to settle before I did my alignment. And yes it is enough to mess up the alignment.
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I waited about a week for my springs to settle before I did my alignment. And yes it is enough to mess up the alignment.


Thanks man, i didnt think id notice it so fast! I guess ill just have to wait for a few days before i take it back. Also going to talk to the shop about it, because if this is the cause, i dont know why they even bothered to align it in the first place, as i am not paying to realign it when i go back.
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No you shouldn't need to pay them for re-alignment check or adjustment.

Do you have the alignment work sheet numbers that you can post so we can see how is your camber and toe numbers.
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No you shouldn't need to pay them for re-alignment check or adjustment.

Do you have the alignment work sheet numbers that you can post so we can see how is your camber and toe numbers.
hey zoren, thanks for posting. no i dont have the alignment sheet unfortunately. to be fair with the shop ive never seen any shop give out this sheet in PR

but ill be calling them today to schedule the visit, and ill ask if they hand out the aligment sheet when i get the car realigned
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Thanks man, i didnt think id notice it so fast! I guess ill just have to wait for a few days before i take it back. Also going to talk to the shop about it, because if this is the cause, i dont know why they even bothered to align it in the first place, as i am not paying to realign it when i go back.
the car is sensitive to ride height. chances are if your installer didn't align it, it would feel even worse today.

i would give it a week or two before you take the car in for re-alignment.
springs takes a few weeks/hundred miles to settle.
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the car is sensitive to ride height. chances are if your installer didn't align it, it would feel even worse today.

i would give it a week or two before you take the car in for re-alignment.
springs takes a few weeks/hundred miles to settle.
Thanks kenchan, ill just have to suck it for a while and see how the car feels after realignment.
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