Alignment needs adjusting between wheel sets?

rsmithinfo

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I‘m thinking of getting a second set of wheels for track use so I can have some more track focused tyres on one set and road ones on the normal Integra ones.

Getting a second set of championship is not cheap and it seems that CTR ones will fit (although a slightly different offset). I also plan to Eibach spacers 15mm. Also CTR ones can be easily picked up for reasonable cost.

So my question is because the offset is slightly different? Will the alignment be shot when they get changed over? Or only if there are really aggressive settings that cause rubbing on one set but not the other?

Thanks folks.
 
Crackfox

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rsmithinfo said:
I‘m thinking of getting a second set of wheels for track use so I can have some more track focused tyres on one set and road ones on the normal Integra ones.

Getting a second set of championship is not cheap and it seems that CTR ones will fit (although a slightly different offset). I also plan to Eibach spacers 15mm. Also CTR ones can be easily picked up for reasonable cost.

So my question is because the offset is slightly different? Will the alignment be shot when they get changed over? Or only if there are really aggressive settings that cause rubbing on one set but not the other?

Thanks folks.
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I beleive the official answer is, you should re-align whenever you remove the wheels from the car. But no one does that. With that in mind though I would say yes 100% the alignment will be different if you change off set. How much and whether you would notice I have no idea.

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Mark_teg

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No, the alignment remains the same.
It'll only change if you remove suspension components (including subframe) or it takes a knock.
 
carl hammond

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Exactly as mark said above, I run two sets of wheels (road and track) and the only time the alignment will need altering is if you remove, adjusts or alter any suspension components (track rod ends, steering arms and so on)

Wheels won‘t make a difference but the size of a wheel will alter the rolling circumference meaning the speedo can be over or under reading etc
 
rsmithinfo

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Thanks folks - planning same size of wheels as well.

I‘m not super sensitive to alignment changes anyway (small ones) so all sounds good. Right now I know it‘s not in alignment :)
 
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