hi, my rear tires have bumps and the steel is showing, yes i am getting new tires today. i was told i should get a rear wheel alignment or rear end alignment. what should that cost? i dont want to get ripped off. thanks
Maybe it needs aligment or not, or maybe you just left it way too long to get new tires. Have you ever had an aligment done?
No shop will do just a rear end alignment: all four wheels are done at once.
This all depends of course if the rear has any adjustment at all. For example, the 1G Talon / Eclipse and Galant / 2000 GTX have a rear beam axle, with no adjustment. Colt / Lancer sedans and coupes have a rear camber adjustment only.
Find out what your car has, and if no rear adjustment, don't pay for a 4 wheel aligment. Ask around for prices on front alignment only: they vary from shop to shop.
Even if the rear is not adjustable you should still get a "Thrustline" alignment where the front wheels are aligned to the rear instead of the centerline of the body. The classic "front wheel alignment" is no longer valid and many of the newer alignment machines won't even perform them.
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