AviBen

Hi everyone. As I await delivery of a new Turbo S currently scheduled for April (the car is in Emden awaiting shipping), I'm wondering whether, as I experienced with my vettes and my SS, the alignment is likely to be slightly off, requiring an alignment after the first 500-700 miles to truly get it right. Is there any "lore" about new 911 alignments? Any notion of what the common experience has been? (I'm told to expect that my new car will have 15-25 miles on it due to testing both in Europe and here, and I'm hoping Porsche's practice is to nail everything before delivery.) Thanks in advance.

Harsany

Cars are set to factory specs in regards to alignment. It's a conservative set up with camber angles. I doubt a dealer will stray from the factory specs. If you have a trusted tuner, they can set up the car a little more aggressively for the street. Track settings are another story.

AviBen

Thanks, but, actually, my issue isn't so much about which specs they follow, as to be sure that the car is actually "IN" spec for whatever the factory settings are supposed to be -- in other words, that the QUALITY of the alignment (rather than the choice of setup) is spot on. (I'm aware that different setups are possible for different purposes.)

STG

They are fine from the factory. No need to get one done.

Have never heard of anyone getting one unless something goes wrong along the way of ownership. You'll be good as is.

ipse dixit

Talk to your dealer at the time of delivery, and ask for an alignment check/adjustment after 500 miles.

The OEM alignment settings can be spotty, as most of the Porsche techs (like most manufacturers) have about less than 5 minutes to adjust a new car alignment, doesn't mean it's out of spec, just means that it isn't always in spec.

Having said that, the suspension of the car will settle after several hundred miles, which may or may not sway the alignment specs, so it never hurts to have it checked. And it never hurts to ask your dealer to throw in an alignment check/adjustment gratis at time of delivery.

CSK 911 C4S

My 2700 mile CPO'ed car ruined it's OEM tires at 9K ..... when I changed out the tires and had the alignment checked at the dealer it was out of spec.

After alignment I get 2x+ miles and the tires wear nice and even with very little noise.

Jabs1542

I got my car re-aligned to dial in some camber (the initial spec is zero camber). To our amazement the initial alignment was spot on at zero degrees, this helps explain why my tires were wearing so evenly.

996C2S

Half the cars I have purchased or leased in the past 10 years the steering has been slightly off. Not sure what the story is. I had one where we could never get the wheel right throughout the whole lease lol

bmedude

How much are Porsche wheel alignments anyway?

pitt911

factory alignment can be iffy
I have never had problems with Porsche, but had problems with other companies with tires wearing out prematurely
Certainly if it is a concern for you, Dealer should throw in alignment with no issue

LexVan

Are you sitting down?

I asked last year. Just out of curiosity. My tire wear has been excellent. but was getting a new set of MPSS, so I asked my dealership. I heard a number of like $450-ish. It was a good laugh. I'm at about 37K miles. I'll wait.

I'd like to hear other owners quotes. Both dealership and indy shops.

AviBen

Thanks for the replies, very helpful, much appreciated.

StormRune

I had a full alignment done a few months ago at the Austin dealer for $247.50.
I don't know if it would have been less if I had just had it done as just a check/fix of the current alignment, but I had them make some changes trying to get the car more to a autocross-friendly setup while still staying sane for general wear purposes (even though autocross does chew the tires up a bit but I don't do that too often).

LexVan

This was the price range I was hoping/expecting. For a dealership. Indy maybe under $200.

CSK 911 C4S

When I had my car aligned in 2014 it was $150 at the dealer.

So it should be reasonable who ever quoted $450'ish need to go somewhere else.