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E36General discussion and technical help for (E36) 1992-1999 3 series cars. 318, 323, 325, 328.
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Your Ride: 1999 320i
which 1 first?
Tires and alignment. alignment and tires. I had already replaced the broken fron stabilizer link and the lower front arm bushing. Now the car is beginning to pull to the left. The last time i did the alignment i was unaware the stab link was broken and that the bushing had to be replaced.
the mechanic tells me the tires had worn away in a strange pattern in the front right. since i 'm getting the tires soon can i just do the alignment first without changing the front tires? Or should i wait till the tires are changed then get the alignment done?
My friend showed up at my place with his red 'fake' M3 with 17' wheels. He said i don't have to mess with the alignment when i upgrade to bigger tires. I'm sure he must be misinformed.
Got 18'm3 wheels second hand a little dirty from brake dust but won't use them till i figure out what tires to get.
If you are doing an upgrade in size for the tires, (Bigger wheels) do the wheels first and the alignment right after. But don't wait a long time to do the alignment. Do it right after you replace the wheels.
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An alignment has little to do with wheel/tire size, assuming you're maintaining the same overall diameter. You can have it done before or after. Bigger wheels tend to magnify an alignment issue, but they will not be the cause of it. Unless they're so heavy that they cause undue stress on the suspension, thereby throwing the alignment out of whack. On the other end of the spectrum, if the alignment was already done, a bad tire should be replaced because it can still cause pulling or other deviations. You should get the alignment and new wheels at the same time, so you don't end up ruining your new tires.
03-27-2007, 11:53 PM
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