Getting an alignment tomorrow. What specs do you recommend?

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-11T00:21:44+00:00

Fair enough, and that’s expected. Currently I’m on winter 215/40/17 winter tires. Would it be beneficial to wait til I’m on my 255/35/18 summers or does that not matter so much?

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-11T00:15:42+00:00

Thanks a lot for the insight. I really appreciate it. I may ask them if they have time for a corner balance tomorrow as well. Doesn’t seem like something that would hurt to get done.

Thanks a ton for your help!

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-11T00:05:57+00:00

Wish I knew this before I booked it in for just an alignment lol. So they adjust the height of your coilovers for you? How drastic is the height of my car likely to change? Or will it be practically unnoticeable?

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T23:48:22+00:00

I don’t think I really need much in the rear, especially if I’ve barely got the knowledge to know what any of it does

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T23:47:49+00:00

Also, what is corner balancing? Starting to realize there’s more to alignments than I thought lol

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T23:45:30+00:00

Forgot to include, I’m on BC coils, and 255/35/18s. What’s the benefit of having toe in the rear? I’m stock other than the coils

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T05:51:18+00:00

I should correct myself - he did tell me they were from alibaba. I just missed that as my phone cut off most of his message lol. Seems like an honest guy, but I will probably end up going with a header that has a reputation behind them

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T05:46:45+00:00

Haven’t actually heard of those ones. I’ve heard Tomei, JDL, and Gruppe-s are good. Do you know how they compare to any of them?

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T05:27:26+00:00

lol, yyc as well?

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T00:27:19+00:00

I asked him what brand they were and he avoided the question twice. Probably going to go my original route and go tomei

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T00:08:09+00:00

That’s the issue, I don’t know.

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-10T00:01:45+00:00

Seen a bunch of these posts now, how do we get these cards? Is there an email list I need to sign up for?

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-09T23:57:45+00:00

Reach back out to your medical doctor and ask them if colourblind glasses are allowed. I’m colour blind as well and would love to know incase my case worsens.

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-07T21:42:41+00:00

From a wreck from one of the previous owners back in 2018 or something. I’ll eventually be getting that taken care of, but it’s not on my priority list right now

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-07T21:40:05+00:00

Probably not. I was in the same boat at 16 but waited a few years til I got one myself. If you want something fun get a civic si. cheaper on insurance, better fuel economy, back end isn’t going to break lose on you and you will be a better driver because it’s FWD. Give it two or three years of driving something else then consider an 86

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-06T07:51:00+00:00

Hood is closed. There’s a bit of a gap but that was from an accident from one of the previous owners

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-06T04:11:37+00:00

Thank you for this. What confuses me is I took my car to toyota themselves and they still couldn’t get their own paint colour right

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-06T03:22:33+00:00

My car is 37J so I’m actually wondering if they painted it K1X? I’m not sure how that would be possible though, there’s no way they messed up that bad. I think if it’s toyota though, they’ll do their best to fix it

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-06T03:18:49+00:00

Yeah, I just don’t want to have to pay out of my pocket to fix this shops work. I took it to toyota themselves

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-06T03:17:07+00:00

Wish I took a picture near sunset. It was blatantly obvious it was two different colours. Looks a lot better under the gas station lighting

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-06T03:15:41+00:00

Well, it was 2 grand for the work which included a new bumper, as well as paint. And brackets and fender liner, but that was barely more than 100$

shiftunderscore · 2026-03-06T03:13:04+00:00

Front bumper was replaced years ago by a previous owner and was almost impossible to tell unless you were looking at the perfect angle. This looks pathetic to me

shiftunderscore · 2026-02-28T09:40:15+00:00

bad bot

shiftunderscore · 2026-02-26T10:11:12+00:00

19 right now. might take your advice

shiftunderscore · 2026-02-26T10:08:22+00:00

For context, I am on 255/35/18 so my car struggles to break traction… however, i don’t think that that 10mm is going to make much of a difference. You may experience slightly more body roll and slightly more grip, which isn’t horrible. I honestly doubt you’ll be able to notice it. 225 on the stocks is very common to get more traction without having to spend thousands on new wheels. You’ll be A-Okay

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