Alignment

[Dylansdad]

I recently picked up some 16" factory alloy wheels to replace the hub caps on my 03 LE when I put these on, does it throw the alignment off? I have new tires on my 15" rims, so I was thinking of saving those and the hub caps for winter driving so as not to risk the finish on the alloys.........am I going to have to have the alignment redone every time I switch?

[cobravap]

no your allignment should be fine as long has the wheels have been balanced.

[CamryPunk]

Allignment will be fine. No change.

[Ukrainian102]

Yea I was wondering the same thing...

This is the first year I will have separate winter and summer tires (and wheels) so when I switch back to stock wheels my with new winter tires on them, and then in the spring when I switch back to my summer set, I don't have to get an alignment?

It's enough to get all 4 wheels balanced and that's it?

[iaussi]

You shouldn't need to unless you have some work done which effect the axle positions I'm guessing.

I wonder though, if you take a mallet or hammer to the wheel base would that effect the alignment (ie. changing the rotors)?