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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 10:00 AM
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2 wheels or 4 wheels

alingment.

yeah people I need to know which one I should do, becuase I believe in 4th gen they only need 2 wheels alingment, I don't want to waste any money in this time of the year but I need to wheels alingment.
can someone tell me which one that I need for my 5th gen max?


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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 10:03 AM
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2 wheel thrust alignment.. which means they use all 4 wheels to align the front two... no adjustment is made on the rear
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 10:05 AM
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2 wheel thrust alignment.. which means they use all 4 wheels to align the front two... no adjustment is made on the rear
is price wise the same or different between 2 wheel trust and wheels?

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Old Dec 24, 2001 | 10:06 AM
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is price wise the same or different between 2 wheel trust and wheels?

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its cheaper than the 4 wheel alignment.. but if you get just 2 wheel without thrust.. the car is going to be off again in a couple months
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 10:09 AM
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its cheaper than the 4 wheel alignment.. but if you get just 2 wheel without thrust.. the car is going to be off again in a couple months
got it, so if I am going to nissan dealer, I should tell them I want 2 wheel trust allingment ..
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 10:13 AM
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got it, so if I am going to nissan dealer, I should tell them I want 2 wheel trust allingment ..
yup or not sure if its called a front wheel thrust alignment.. but its a thrust alignment
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
yup or not sure if its called a front wheel thrust alignment.. but its a thrust alignment
THRUST AYE!!
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 01:14 PM
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Originally posted by exunaja


got it, so if I am going to nissan dealer, I should tell them I want 2 wheel trust allingment ..
if you went to the Nissan dealer, they should already know what kind of alignments you need. or am i giving to much credit to the service department?
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 01:18 PM
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if you went to the Nissan dealer, they should already know what kind of alignments you need. or am i giving to much credit to the service department?
too much credit... I bet they would still try to give you a 4 wheel alignment
Old Dec 25, 2001 | 12:58 AM
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too much credit... I bet they would still try to give you a 4 wheel alignment
ouch!
Old Dec 25, 2001 | 05:21 AM
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Isn't a four wheel alignment always better? Everything gets zeroed that way.

I always see these GM products that can only have 2 wheel alignments and many of them seem to go sideways. They're going straight, but the car body is a slight angle, giving the appearance of going sideways.
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you can't align something that already has 0 reading.. the rear beam has 0 adjustment.. thats why its called a thrust alignment.. they use the rear to align the front.. however the rear isn't getting adjusted.. only the front..

Originally posted by LEADFOOT
Isn't a four wheel alignment always better? Everything gets zeroed that way.

I always see these GM products that can only have 2 wheel alignments and many of them seem to go sideways. They're going straight, but the car body is a slight angle, giving the appearance of going sideways.
Old Dec 25, 2001 | 05:08 PM
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Originally posted by LEADFOOT
Isn't a four wheel alignment always better? Everything gets zeroed that way.

I always see these GM products that can only have 2 wheel alignments and many of them seem to go sideways. They're going straight, but the car body is a slight angle, giving the appearance of going sideways.

how the heck do you align a beam? if we had a independent rear, yeah, we need to get a 4 wheel alignment for sure. but thanks to Nissan, we save $15 per each alignment we do.
Old Dec 26, 2001 | 07:11 AM
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no idea but I like saving my money.

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