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Old Jan 23, 2006
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i got on 185/70/14 (stock hubbies) but im plannin to change it to 215/40/17. i was wondering when i do the swap will i have to do a wheel alignment? the tire caculator says its only 1.95% of a change.http://www.7thgencivic.com/index.php?page=tirecalc

oh yea and im not dropin my car.

-sorry for the noob question. thx
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u will be fine. i was fine when i went from stock to 205-40-17
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U should be fine, but it never hurts to get an alignment
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^ very true but why spend the 70+ dollars when u dont really need. just wait till ur lowered b4 u get that expensive *** alingment. the goodyear near me hooks me up and its still expensive.
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yea..well all i wanted to know was that if i didnt get a wheel alignment would i be alrite, and would anything go wrong if i didnt get it.

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Originally Posted by zzsupermanzz15
i got on 185/70/14 (stock hubbies) but im plannin to change it to 215/40/17. i was wondering when i do the swap will i have to do a wheel alignment? the tire caculator says its only 1.95% of a change.http://www.7thgencivic.com/index.php?page=tirecalc

oh yea and im not dropin my car.

-sorry for the noob question. thx
No, alligment not needed when changing tires/rims.
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thx again
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