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i bought a lower 99 civic si with eibach pro kit how can i tell if it needs aliened?

Drive the car on a straight road let the wheel go and if it goes straight then your still good you cant really do anything about tires though just letting you know, lowered cars tend to wear the inside wall faster than the outside so be aware of that.

Checking alignment can't be done "accurately" just by driving the car - which is why garages have Laser alignments kits.In the UK it costs around £20 ($35 - ish) to have the wheels laser aligned - go get it done.EG303 - No reason they would wear the inner edge, unless the camber wasn't corrected - and it would have been if lowered professionally..

While you are driving let go of the steering wheel and it should go straight and then to the right slowly, if it doesn't then you do need to get it aligned.

Well, let go of the wheel when driving down a straight road. If it pulls to the left or right it needs to be aligned.Also, you can look at the front tires. If the inside of them, or any part of the tire is wearing excessively uneven it needs an alignment done.And, the first guy who answered this question has obviously never heard of camber kits. If you invest in a camber kit you can eliminate the uneven wear on your front tires all together. I have a 00 Si Coupe and I put a Skunk2 front camber kit on it. I haven't had a problem with uneven wear since. If your Si is anything like mine, you will not need a rear camber kit. The back will be just fine with the stock camber. The Skunk2 camber kit will only set you back about $140 or so but I recommend getting the alignment done after you have installed the camber kit.