Hello, do i have to align my tires after changing my rims? Im still using the stock tires. Thanks

 

You don't need an alignment.

You can change wheels and tires as many times as you want, the alignment isn't affected by that.

 

If you are putting the stock tires onto new rims, you should, however, get them balanced by a tire shop. Alignment refers to how the wheels are "aimed" and balancing will make sure the wheels themselves don't have any wobble.

 

what he said!

 

I think you're getting alignment times mixed up with wheel balance times.

New rims mean it's time to get your wheels re-balanced.
Hitting a curb means it's time to get an alignment.

 

Thanks...

 

If the new rims are the same geometry (size) as the old ones, you shouldn't need alignment (unless the tires are wearing unevenly).

When I get new tires, I always have it aligned. Besides being a slightly different shape (if by a different manufacturer) the car takes a lot of pounding over 30-50K miles. Things shift. $70 for alignment is cost effective for getting the most miles out of a $400+ set of tires.

 

If your rims have significantly less offset, meaning the wheel rim sets further out from the hub, your camber has changed and because its tied to caster you need to have the alignment checked. If it was not good to begin, it will surely be worse.

 

Shouldn't need an alignment. You will want to balance them though.