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Just a quick one, but do you need a wheel alignment after changing droplinks on a car?
Just a quick one, but do you need a wheel alignment after changing droplinks on a car?
Ok. So here's my question to all. It's a friend of mine but she had her droplinks changed at a kwik fit, as one of them the gaiter (rubber boot) was tore. But other than inspection you would not have known. No clunking etc. She paid for a wheel alignment nut do you think she has been conned abit?NOT needed, and BTW one can only adjust the pinch on a GP ...
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Appreciate response. Would appreciate if you had a look at the further issue and cast opinionIt is not needed assuming it was ok before, and you only changed the droplinks, without taking out the strut or the control arm (not needed normally .. but you never know how stuck a driplink is.
Appreciate response. Would appreciate if you had a look at the further issue and cast opinionYou shouldn’t need to, I changed mine yearly and it has never affected geometry.
Sorry last thing - it recently had its mot at a council test centre. And nothing was mentioned about alignment etc. Wouldn't they have flagged something if needed?
Also to add it was for an iterim service at kwik fit, which in what it covers says they do a Pre Alignment check: So would this have flagged why it needed an alignment or is it still "no alignment not needed on droplinks change".
Ok. So here's my question to all. It's a friend of mine but she had her droplinks changed at a kwik fit, as one of them the gaiter (rubber boot) was tore. But other than inspection you would not have known. No clunking etc. She paid for a wheel alignment nut do you think she has been conned abit?
I can't think of any antiroll bar drop link which plays a part in wheel alignment so no, it didn't need an alignment check because the drop link had been renewed. Of course the person doing the job may have noticed a wear pattern on the tyre which indicated a check was required, see comment later. I completely agree that if the rubber boot was damaged it should be renewed as grit, dirt etc would soon get into the joint and ruin it. (not so sure if it's an MOT failure if no play is evident though? - although I think it should fail on a damaged boot as it won't have much life in it!)No, they don't check that. it takes 20-30 minutes to set up the car.
Unless it's visibly off (basically undriveable).
If they checked for alignment and it was off ... then that is why they did it.
Although to be fair... if you perfectly align the geometry angles, then take it off the rack... and the put it back up.. it will be off
Not really conned. But as with all thing you pay "specialists" for.. you have to take their word for it, or you have to learn the stuff and DIY.
The wheel alignment should be done pretty often like once a year.
A droplink with a torn boot will go bad in 300-500 km, so it did need replacing.