1995 Acura Legend wheel alignment

1995 ACURA LEGEND
167,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DESIGNING5
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I recently purchased this vehicle and need to know if by getting the alignment, the "vibration" that I get when I drive it with, would go away...
Jan 16, 2010 at 9:19 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi Designing5,

Vibrations are not directly affected by the alignment but wheel balancing would. It depends on what type of vibrations you are getting.

If vibrations occurs when a certain speed is attained, it could be caused by tires out of balance. If vibrations occurs only with slight acceleration and goes away or lessens when the accelerator is released, the CV shafts inner joints need to be checked.
Jan 17, 2010 at 2:01 AM
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