I modded the h2's about 5k ago and there is no signs of needing an alignment but have always thought whenever you put new wheels on do the alignment. Should I go to fiestone and get the lifetime alignment like I have on the chevy or leave it alone. With deathwobble on these trucks I want only the best people messing with it. Any opinions on leave it alone or do it or where to go in cental Texas?

 

Can't tell you where to go, but the only time I've had an alignment done is when changing ball joints or tie rods. Never got it done when I got my H2s and the truck drives straight, thats over a year ago. Tires wearing fine.

 

I plan on having my truck until the day it rusts to the ground... I went ahead and got the lifetime alignment thing. I have had them do it once. And I plan on taking it back in a few days to have them check it becasue I have added a few things to the front end. I will probly make it part of my 6 month maintanance cycle to have the reset my alignment now that it doesnt cost me anything.

 

Wow!
If your truck's driving straight and tires aren't wearing funny, why get an alignment?
I may actually be up for the first alignment on my personal trucks in 10-15 years. Just put my winter mudders back on and now the truck pulls L a bit. Will try swapping a couple tires around first, because it didn't pull with the summer donuts or last winter with the same mudders. Can't believe Big O Tires messed with the alignment when they changed the tires, but they've done some really stupid things in the past to my company truck, so who knows.
FWIW, I've had bad luck with Firestone shops in the past and avoid them like the plague. They wanted to rip you off for a bunch of extra work every time you took the car in for something simple.......and took them 3 times aligning the front end of a car to get teh steering wheel straight when the wheels were straight.

 

No need for an alignment just cuz you changed the tires. If it feels good and your old tires were wearing evenly nothing to worry about.

 

Thanks guys. Does anyone have some advice about where to go here in Austin other that the firestone chain?

 

Purcell Tire in Pflugerville is good to me. They are on the south bound 35 frontage between Wells Branch and Grand Avenue.