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After installing coilovers should I wait before doing an alignment and corner balancing?

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Old 10-18-2002, 07:09 AM
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Default After installing coilovers should I wait before doing an alignment and corner balancing?
I've heard from some people that I need to wait for the springs to "settle", but the shop I was looking at to do the install said doing the alignment and corner balancing immediately is fine (and that I should just check it again 6 months later). I'm not sure if there's any definitive answer to this, but just wondering if anyone else has some advice or experience with this.
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I waited 10 days and had no wear or driveability issues.
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Drive the car for about 100 miles to let everthing settle, then do the alignment.
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Default let it settle for a month or so - then do the alignment
forget corner balancing
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Are the CO's brand new?
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Anyone else have feedback on the benefits (or lack there of) of corner balancing?
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Yup. Intrax coilovers that Eric@SPP posted about.
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Default Here's a good article about corner balancing...
<a href="http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Performance/cornerbalance.htm" target="_blank">CLICK ME</a> for corner balance info.
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Default if you don't mind me asking
how much $$ are the intrax coilovers? and are they double adjustable (height and rebound) or just height? TIA for info.
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Default I don't know if this is true on linear rate springs, when Stasis does mine it will be corner balance
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