Alignment with first oil change

[Tamadrummer88]

After reading through some threads here, I've decided to change my oil at 1500 miles, and then every 6k after that.

I'll be having the dealer do it (I'll request for the Motorcraft full synthetic as well) but I also want to have my alignment looked at as well.

On my last car, the front tires were unevenly worn after 50k miles (the OE michelins have a 60k lifespan) and I think it was due to our horrible roads.

Would it be unreasonable to have the dealer check the alignment while they're at it, or should I wait on it?


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[IvanCRF]

If the car drive straight without hands on the steering wheel and also continues driving straight with brakes applied to a stop, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[B Gordon]

If the car drive straight without hands on the steering wheel and also continues driving straight with brakes applied to a stop, I wouldn't worry about it.

Not true In all cases.
I have an Infiniti G35 as my other car and alignment with it is a real problem.
The car tracks and stops fine but alignment issues cause "scalloping" with it. Basically, the tires get real noisy and wears unevenly across the surface contact of the tire due to the rear end sagging as the car gets older.
I have never gotten more than about 25000 miles from a set of tires so I buy nice soft performance compound tires since I know I will never get much more than that out of a set of tires.

One big hope I have is that the Mustang will be different and be able to keep a proper rear end alignment.

To the OP, by all means have it checked. Can't hurt and might head off a developing problem.

 

[Tamadrummer88]

Not true In all cases.
I have an Infiniti G35 as my other car and alignment with it is a real problem.
The car tracks and stops fine but alignment issues cause "scalloping" with it. Basically, the tires get real noisy and wears unevenly across the surface contact of the tire due to the rear end sagging as the car gets older.
I have never gotten more than about 25000 miles from a set of tires so I buy nice soft performance compound tires since I know I will never get much more than that out of a set of tires.

One big hope I have is that the Mustang will be different and be able to keep a proper rear end alignment.

To the OP, by all means have it checked. Can't hurt and might head off a developing problem.

Yeah, I'd like to get as much miles out of these tires as I can. My last car the alignment was horrible because of our roads. I had it realigned and just a month later it was out of alignment again. Techs said suspension and steering components look fine but it's the roads that's knocking my car out of alignment.


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