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Should I get an alignment after tire change?

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Tesla Roadster 2nd gen Should I get an alignment after tire change? IMG_4868

I just got new tires
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Ok so i got a alignment at tesla and this is the after pic.is this within spec?dont know much about alignment numbers
 

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I just got new tires
tesla wants $297 after tax
Most vehicles leave the factory with alignment issues. I had my truck on the alignment rack right after delivery and it was indeed off.
 

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Ok so i got a alignment at tesla and this is the after pic.is this within spec?dont know much about alignment numbers

Did they provide you with the before and after data from their alignment equipment? The straight ahead offset can be helpful but only after the vehicle has been driven and the system has had enough data to establish the straight ahead offset., Attached is what my vehicle shows after the alignment and road test.

Tesla Roadster 2nd gen Should I get an alignment after tire change? IMG_5831
 

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Did they provide you with the before and after data from their alignment equipment? The straight ahead offset can be helpful but only after the vehicle has been driven and the system has had enough data to establish the straight ahead offset., Attached is what my vehicle shows after the alignment and road test.

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Yeah one should get a standard printout in the industry showing the before/after, and spec for vehicle. In car thing is cool, but post work one should get the printout.

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Tesla Roadster 2nd gen Should I get an alignment after tire change? aligment
 
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Most vehicles leave the factory with alignment issues. I had my truck on the alignment rack right after delivery and it was indeed off.
How do you get to that screen on the monitor??? Or is this a screen shot from SC? Would be useful if one can pull that info up.
 
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How do you get to that screen on the monitor??? Or is this a screen shot from SC? Would be useful if one can pull that info up.
Go into service mode

i didnt get a before and after
 
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while the file is no longer available in our alignment software, the technician supplied me with a photo they took after completion. The top is before and the bottom is after. The offset is .1, which is near perfect, and all angles are within specification.


Red is not necessarily an indicator of an adjustment being needed in the case of the right front camber as all are within their allowed variances and further adjustments would not be necessary at this time.”
 
 
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