Can alignment wait a couple of days?

[roadshow]

Bilsteins are going on tomorrow but I may not be able to get into a shop for alignment until Friday (spring shop doesn't do those). Am I going to be OK until Friday? I have a 50km commute to do Wed and Thurs on a 60 mph road

 

[kg93]

as long as its not extremely out of alignment you'll be fine

 

[DannyMK2]

i never went up to highway speed without the alignment since i had mine done right away. truck seemed to drive pretty straight. the camber was way off though, noticeably bad even just looking at it. your call. me personally i probably wouldn't do it on a set of tires i liked.

 

[WilliamS]

You are likely safe a few days, but keep it short. Not only will the camber/toe eat up tires fast but the bearings in the hubs will not be happy about the odd torque applied

 

[Gary2]

I don't recall how far off mine was exactly but I always make an attempt to do an at home alignment as I prefer to give the springs a chance to settle before a real alignment. I also take a few measurements prelift so I have an idea what to shoot for . All three caster camber and toe were pretty far out of whack after lifting only a couple inches. A some what educated attempt at alignment is better than none at all. A few of mine ended up being fine both after lifting and my home alignments on both Rams and Wranglers. Take your time and think about what you are doing its not hard to improve on it .

 

[DannyMK2]

I don't recall how far off mine was exactly but I always make an attempt to do an at home alignment as I prefer to give the springs a chance to settle before a real alignment. I also take a few measurements prelift so I have an idea what to shoot for . All three caster camber and toe were pretty far out of whack after lifting only a couple inches. A some what educated attempt at alignment is better than none at all. A few of mine ended up being fine both after lifting and my home alignments on both Rams and Wranglers. Take your time and think about what you are doing its not hard to improve on it .

if the OP isnt installing his own leveling kit, im going to say hes probably not up for doing his own alignment either...

 

[Gary2]

the person he is paying should be

 

[07MegaCabRam]

I leveled my 2006 and didn't do an alignment right away.. mainly I wanted to wear the tires out faster. 10K miles and showed no sign..

 

[john.dickey]

i never went up to highway speed without the alignment since i had mine done right away. truck seemed to drive pretty straight. the camber was way off though, noticeably bad even just looking at it. your call. me personally i probably wouldn't do it on a set of tires i liked.

Mine was the same way. Camber was WAYYYY out of whack.