Wheel alignment specs

2019 AUDI Q8

18,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

CJCONNALLY

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My model is a Audi Q8, not listed. It needs a bent wheel replaced. Discovered at Audi while replacing 4 tires. They did a complete alignment after replacing all 4 tires. Then, they test drove the vehicle and felt something was still not right. After they replace the wheel, should they do another alignment?

Sep 25, 2020 at 2:33 AM

KASEKENNY

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More than likely you do not need to do this again unless something happened to knock out the alignment since the last one. However, just changing a bent wheel will not cause the alignment to change so if it were me, I would not do another one.

However, here are the specs in case you or someone else needs them. Thanks

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Jan 27, 2021 at 6:34 PM

STEVE W.

✓ASE Certified Mechanic
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On one hand I would say no, they don't need to do a second alignment, however if the bent wheel was on the front when they were doing it then I would at least put it on a rack and check the alignment. That is because most machines use targets that clamp to the rim to be read by the machine and a bent rim could throw those off if it was putting the target in the wrong spot. It would depend on where the bend was and what they did on the alignment.

Jan 27, 2021 at 6:41 PM

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