post suspension install questions...

[Bllzll]

1) i know i should let the springs settle a bit before going for an aligment. so how long should i wait before getting the alignment?

2) if i want to add spacers to my wheels, do i have to have them on before the alignment, or is it ok to add the spacers after the alignment. (basically i just wanna know if spacers will affect the alignment of the car at all)

thanks in advance... ill be paying anyone that can answer these for me.. in + rep..

[AlexK]

1. A couple hundred miles should be enough.

2. Spacers don't affect your alignment.

Pics please!

[AudiWxGuy]

drive the car down the street then go get it aligned. there is no settling period. That answer came directly from STaSIS. And why only springs?

[bcramer]

1. Honestly, I would buy the lifetime alignment that is available at most wheel/tire shops. You should get an alignment every time you adjust your suspension. That means now and if you adjust them after they settle then again.

2. Spacers should not affect your alignment.

[jayuuey]

1) i know i should let the springs settle a bit before going for an aligment. so how long should i wait before getting the alignment?

2) if i want to add spacers to my wheels, do i have to have them on before the alignment, or is it ok to add the spacers after the alignment. (basically i just wanna know if spacers will affect the alignment of the car at all)

thanks in advance... ill be paying anyone that can answer these for me.. in + rep..

Wait at least one week, no more than two for the springs to settle. You will probably see a .5" additional drop so if you have coilovers, you can raise them back up to where you want them to be before getting an alignment.

I dont have experience with spacers so no comment on that question.

[Charlescrs6]

1. A couple hundred miles should be enough.

2. Spacers don't affect your alignment.

Pics please!

x2 +rep? hehe

[Bllzll]

drive the car down the street then go get it aligned. there is no settling period. That answer came directly from STaSIS. And why only springs?

not just springs.. im doing neuspeed sports and bilstein shocks.. and i cant WAIT to get them on.. iv been rocking 4x4 for a couple months and its been farrrr too long

[Bllzll]

1. A couple hundred miles should be enough.

2. Spacers don't affect your alignment.

Pics please!

i definitely plan on taking some good before and after pics! so no worries there..

i know i searched religiously for before and after pics when i was shopping for my springs/shocks and loved seeing good comparison shots so i feel compelled to contibute some good pictures for other people in a similiar situation

[Bllzll]

+rep for everyone that replied! thanks guys!!

[Bllzll]

x2 +rep? hehe

lol i cant believe i just repped you for that shit.. ha.. i just had to

[Charlescrs6]

lol i cant believe i just repped you for that shit.. ha.. i just had to

Did you really? It's not showing up :-( I try, what can i say

[AudiWxGuy]

good combo! You will enjoy the look much better. It makes the lines of the car look so much more aggressive.