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no_hypocrisy

(54,835 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:03 AM 7 hrs ago

It's middle March and I've inadvertently driven over at least 100 potholes.

Do you think I should bring in my car to have the struts, balance, and alignment checked?

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It's middle March and I've inadvertently driven over at least 100 potholes. (Original Post) no_hypocrisy 7 hrs ago OP

Abaolutely SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #1

for me it would depend on how old the tires are bucolic_frolic 6 hrs ago #2

Wait until they are filled we can do it 6 hrs ago #3

SheltieLover

(79,923 posts)

1. Abaolutely

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:04 AM

7 hrs ago

bucolic_frolic

(54,928 posts)

2. for me it would depend on how old the tires are

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:23 AM

6 hrs ago

I 4 wheel align with new tires. The cost of balancing, rebalancing, rotating, aligning exceeds replacing the tires 10,000 miles early.

With stone chip roads, aka stone seal - tar with rough stone on top, the 40k tires wear out around 30-32k. So that's a consideration too, you may not have stone chipped roads.

we can do it

(13,021 posts)

3. Wait until they are filled

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:58 AM

6 hrs ago

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