silvermouse5150

I know its best if you can get an alignment whenever you can (if you can afford to), but when is it recommended?

Brought my Max in for 15k service.
And the service guy, recommended an alignment. Didnt say i needed it, but recommended it was a good idea.

OmarBadu

you do it when there is a noticeable sound and/or driving line problem

PapaL

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And/or after getting it dropped.

Monotaur

Like when the car pulls to one side when the wheel is straight? I have been getting this for a long time (even after getting the front wheels aligned). Also, the tires make a "wobbly" noise when I hold the wheel to the left to go straight. I'm guessing my wheel is about 5-10 degrees of center. Would a 4 wheel alignment help this or is this not the problem?

Sorry for the noob question and hijack.

silvermouse5150

I believe a 4-wheel alignment will fix this.
Im not suffering from any type of pull, my Max drives just fine.

Killah Kane

You should also do an alignment anytime you replace your tires as well. Even good to do after you rotate tires. I would recommend to buy a lifetime alignment, you pay one price and get it aligned as often as you want. If you get this, I would do an alignment every 7000 miles or so, or after you hit a big pot hole in the road.

Monotaur

Thanks... I'll probably have this done when I replace my tires in about a month or so.

silvermouse5150

I didnt know this existed. This is cool.

Do you know if this is offered via your dealership or is it a nissan thing?

flaminio

Michel Tires offer 3 yr. alignments for $110

silvermouse5150

Thats too bad, we dont have Michel Tires down here in Atlanta.

Anyone else know of any alignment deals through the major Auto repair chains, or if Nissan has a plan?

SLuxury

I've had my alignment done about 5 times in the past two years... each time, they'll straighten out the steering wheel and everything will be great. Give it about 100 miles and the wheel is turned to the left and pulls to the left again. Any ideas?

As for Atlanta, Butler tire is supposed to be one of the best.

missjane

This same thing is happening to me. Get it aligned and right after that the wheel is turned to the left and pulling to the left. Driving me crazy!

The dealer did the last alignment, but if I could get it done cheaper and have it LAST somewhere else, that would be great.

Jane

Monotaur

I'm having the same issue. I replaced my times and had a 4 wheel alignment done at the same time (while doing this, the shop scratched all 4 rims... and tried to tell me that the scratches were a manufacturing defect when I called him on it ).

Anyway, my wheel now points to the left and the car doesn't quite pull in a straight line. I was wondering if the alignment job was done incorrectly, but the shop said that the machine was recently calibrated and other cars were fine. Any ideas?

SilverMax_04

I get my wheels (all 4) alligned once a year in late May, just before all of the summer driving. It is a lot cheaper than buying new tires -- particularly for an SE. I put between 15 K and 20 K miles a year on my Max.

Why do I recommend a 4-wheel allignment at least once a year. Well, my Max came from the factory with the rear wheels slightly out of allignment. I was rotating my tires every 7.5 K miles, and it was 1.5 years before I noticed that there were cups worn in the tread of all 4 tires. There was never any pulling or noise from the tires. These cups slowly wore into the tread (you could feel them by rubbing you hand over the surface of the tread). As the cups got deeper with time, a rumble started coming from the tires. I got the wheels alligned, but it was too late. I drove with this rumble (particularly noticable between 40 and 70 MPH) for almost a year. So I ended up replacing my tires before they were worn out to get rid of this rumble. I now get an annual allignment to save the tires.

Lovemycar

I Must say this must be the way you guys are driving i got an allignment about 12 hundred miles ago and my MAX is still in very good allignment
100 miles is very short for an allignment to go bad just my 2cent

DONS459

I haven't had front end alignments in over thirty years on any of my cars. But i don't put many miles on anymore or hit that many potholes. It must be you guys driving off road.
LOL

SilverMaxima06

what about a problem when you only feel the alignment issue when cruising on the highway say around 70mph and it slightly pulls to the left but other wise at lower speeds like 30-45/50 nothing is really felt

willysmooo

have 69k and wheel is fine..drives completely str8 never had one alignment.

SilverMax_04

So many on this site say: "What is an extra 20 cents per gallon when I'm already paying over $3 per gallon for gasoline." To which I answer: "If you don't use the maximum performance that premium provides, why pay extra for it." This is a saving that I understand and use.

A savings I don't understand: saving $69 for a full wheel allignment that can save you improperly wearing out tires that (if you get the best ones) cost over $200 per tire. If you don't put many miles on your Max, you probably don't need to get the allignment checked every year. But at least get it checked on occasion. Improperly worn tires are a real pain -- I know because I had them.