Basic alignment question?

[WhiteMaxima9600]

Pleaze don't hate me but ive had my car lowered for about 6 months or so and have not had it aligned. Needless to say it's eating the front tires alive. I was just wondering if I take it to a shop do i need to expect the "it's lowered so your screwed" type of response? I've read alot of those seems like. I've got a pretty aggresive drop, tein s-techs and I expected some wear but the insides of my tires are really wearing fast. Would it be a major help to have it aligned, or should i expect no results? Thanks for any input

[Matt93SE]

Yes, get it aligned. Take it to a decent shop and they shouldn't give you much crap about the drop.
Yes, there's only so much they can do within the factory adjustment range, but they can at least set the toe to zero and get the camber closer to spec.

Any time you change the ride height of your car, you change the toe pretty dramatically. That's the big reason why your tires are gone, and it's easy to fix during an alignment. the camber is a bit harder to fix, but usually isn't off by much.

[Delvin]

Yeah get it aligned. Just dont tell the guy behind the counter that its lowered. Talk to the tech thats going to do it and he should let you know if they can get it on the rack or not. Ask the local car enthusiasts on where they get their lowered cars aligned because I have clearance issues with most alignment racks and I have the same springs as you. And as Matt93SE said its the change in the toe from the camber being changed thats killing your tires. A slight change in camber has an even bigger change in toe.

[WhiteMaxima9600]

Thanx for the input guys, hopefully after income tax time im gonna be able to get me a newer model so i won't have to drive my lowered one so much. The alignment has really been an issue because im on the road about 300miles a week and it's chewing up tires. Yeah iv'e really been wondering if it will even fit on a rack or not? It's hella low up front, i scrap curves and parking blocks if not careful.