# Do I need a wheel alignment every time I buy new tires? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-need-a-wheel-alignment-every-time-i-buy-new-tires/198832 "2025-01-26T19:09:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-need-a-wheel-alignment-every-time-i-buy-new-tires/198832/12 "2025-01-27T22:43:19Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > That is utter BS, the company I retired from did 5-20+ > alignment checks every day, some needed it, some did > not, we always (unless out of ink) showed the customer > the results… > > Here is a Hunter Alignment machine print out below… > > So how do you know how much or what to adjust if not 1st > checking to see what is out of spec… That is the dumbest thing > I have heard in a while… So do you replace a ball joint just to > see if it needed it or not??? Come on Chris, you know better… I’m not kidding.I’m just relating here what I was told, not defending it. I asked for a printout of my current conditions, and they all told me the same thing: “We cannot generate a printout unless we do the alignment”. So I paid to have it done and got my sheet. > [@davesmopar](#): > > BTW, I would stop using those shops as they do not know or > understand how alignments work… They are mostly reputable indies, and one decent dealership. And they did good alignments. One even honored my request for more toe in (but still in spec). --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-need-a-wheel-alignment-every-time-i-buy-new-tires/198832)._