Who should I use for an alignment?

Suburban Tire always took good care of me.. I used the location on North Avenue, just east of Glen Ellyn Rd.

Haven't used the newer one in Hanover Park for alignment yet, but they've taken care of some other things for me.

I've used that Suburban Tire there in Glen Ellyn many times myself and always had good luck with them too.

What size are you're rims?? 24's??

Moparcharger06 wrote:

What size are you're rims?? 24's??

I believe so Adam, if I remember correctly. I was going to tell him to contact you.

DA H.N.I.C. wrote:

yeah, 24x9.5

I'm finding it kind of impossible to find a shop locally so it looks like I gotta expand the distance I'm willing to travel

I think Adam works to to far from you if he can do it.

I second using Adam. Next time I need an alignment that is where I am going.

i will be getting one w/ in the next week...

The 24's MIGHT be a little too big for our extensions, if you'd be willing to bring you're stock wheels, I'd switch em out for ya, then do the alignment, then put you're 24's back on.... I think the max is 22's, but I'll have to look 2morrow at the extensions, I believe they say what size they go up to. BUT if you'd be willing to drive up here to Round Lake Beach with you're stock wheels (IF the extensions won't work), I'll DEFINATELY hook it up man!!!

Moparcharger06 wrote:

The 24's MIGHT be a little too big for our extensions, if you'd be willing to bring you're stock wheels, I'd switch em out for ya, then do the alignment, then put you're 24's back on.... I think the max is 22's, but I'll have to look 2morrow at the extensions, I believe they say what size they go up to. BUT if you'd be willing to drive up here to Round Lake Beach with you're stock wheels (IF the extensions won't work), I'll DEFINATELY hook it up man!!!

I appreciate the offer!

I was always told that you are supposed to do the alignment with the wheels that you actually drive on. The stockers are only 18".
Does the overall diameter matter? The OEM's with the tires are 28.6" and the aftermarkets with the tires on are 29.4"

It doesn't really matter in my opinion. The alignment won't change with the size of the wheel. The settings are set to the CAR. I guess it changes from tech to tech. But Me personally, I know it doesn't matter to the size of the wheel. I ALWAYS change out my wheels when I align my car (so I don't mess up the paint on my wheels) and I have never had any problems, the wheel is always straight, and tire wear is always fine for me, and as well as customers that run wheels that are too big for the heads to grab.

I actually do the alignments on all of the cars that a local Dodge Dealership around here, they outsource them to my shop. It's what sold me on buying a Charger LOL We had one come in a couple years back and I REALLY liked it LOL

DA H.N.I.C. wrote:

Moparcharger06 wrote:

The 24's MIGHT be a little too big for our extensions, if you'd be willing to bring you're stock wheels, I'd switch em out for ya, then do the alignment, then put you're 24's back on.... I think the max is 22's, but I'll have to look 2morrow at the extensions, I believe they say what size they go up to. BUT if you'd be willing to drive up here to Round Lake Beach with you're stock wheels (IF the extensions won't work), I'll DEFINATELY hook it up man!!!

I appreciate the offer!

I was always told that you are supposed to do the alignment with the wheels that you actually drive on. The stockers are only 18".
Does the overall diameter matter? The OEM's with the tires are 28.6" and the aftermarkets with the tires on are 29.4"

it doesn't look like my boss wants to bite on the offer of dismounting your rims for free like i told you he might in the other thread. maybe he can dismount your rims at the same time while your out there?

Ok man, I just looked at the extensions for the alignment heads, they will go up to 20" WITHOUT the extensions, and up to 22" WITH the extensions. SO, at my shop, we'd have to switch the wheels out for the alignment.