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Originally Posted by HeadBanger
Is an alignment REALLY necessary after doing this? I might have to put 400km on the car before I can get it aligned
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Yes, absolutely.
However! You do want to drive some distance (probably closer to 50-100 km) to let the springs settle. You could try driving it and if it's not doing anything unsafe, probably drive it the 400 km without too much of an issue, but if things are really out of whack it'll eat tires and feel very unsettled.
I had to drive ~15 miles to the alignment shop after installing camber plates and LCA's, and it was one of the scarier drives I've had. The car was pulling all over the road, traction control would randomly engage going around corners. Not fun!
If you're at all unsure, I'd just wait to do the install until after your road trip. Plus if anything goes wrong during the install, you don't want to be under pressure to get the job done before you have to depart!