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When to Get an Alignment

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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Hey guys
Decided its finally time to lower the S. Went with the Tein S-Tech springs since she is my DD and don't want to go too low. I found a nice DIY on S2000turbo.com so I'll be following that when I install the springs. However, on that DIY it says you should get an alignment 1-2 days after the install, while searching on here brought up threads where people waited up to 2-4 weeks after. So I just wanted to get all of your opinions on how long I should wait. Thanks.
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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it really depends how many miles you drive, you can have the car in storage for 2 years and it still would settle.

give it like a tank or two to let the bushing, mounts to sit probably.

it's a good time to check for bolts torque, the seat of teh spring before going to the alignment, sometime you'll end up with a corner higher because the butt of the spring isn't sitting again the seat/spring rest
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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My Prelude takes about 50 miles to completely settle correctly. Kind of a pain in the butt when your trying to adjust your coilovers to your preferred ride height.
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