New tires, do I need an alignment?

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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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New tires, do I need an alignment?

Got my Firestone Destination A/T's in. I'm having them mounted tomorrow. I'm going from a 235/70-17 (30") to a 245/70-17 (30.6"). Will I need an alignment or a road force balance?

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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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A lot would depend on how your old tires look for wear, any uneven wear ? If it was mine I would obviously get a good spin balance and quite possibly an alignment..cheap insurance considering what tires cost
 
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Old Oct 27, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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Thanks for the response. I was gonna have the tires balanced either way. The tires I'm taking off are Hankook Dynapro A/S. They have 27k miles on them, 2.5 years old and I never bothered to rotate them so I'm sure the wear isn't too even. However, with the Hankooks, my truck doesn't drive weird, pull, vibrate or anything. Rides very smooth. The shop that's installing said they'd let me know if I need an alignment.

I was mainly curious is that half an inch larger tire was going make anything weird.
 

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