I just ordered some coilovers and camber kit today.
I want to install them before getting my wheels in.
Will it make any difference if I get an alignment with my stock wheels
vs the 20" wheels I want to get?

 

i would wait until you put your 20s on to get the alignment UNLESS there's going to be excessive time between your coilover install and the install of your 20s.

another thing you might want to take into consideration is settling of the coils. you MIGHT need another alignment after they settle.

 

Or, your can adjust the coil overs back to the installed ride height after they settle. Do coil overs settle like springs? I just ordered coil overs and hadn't thought about them settling like springs do.

 

Never thought about adjusting them back to the height you want them...suppose you could do that.

But ya...my coils settled about 3/8 of an inchor so. After they settled, I had them adjusted to be even on all 4 corners, then just had it aligned again...no big deal.

 

What I would do is install your coilovers and drive on them for about 2 weeks until they settle. Then bring your camber kit and car to alignment shop and have them install camber kit the same time as your alignment.

 

If you're in SoCal, go to West End for corner balance & alignment. They're amazing.

And your rims shouldn't have any effect on your alignment. The only thing is that the ride height will be different with 19" vs. 20", so I would wait to get corner balanced until after you get the 20's. Your alignment will be completely out of whack though when the coils settle.

 

^^ This...I agree with P Casey. Thats the best way to do it. I installed the coils and rear camber arms at the same time and drove for 2 weeks while the coils settled, then got an alignment. Car was very unstable for those 2 weeks. I wouldn't suggest anyone do it that way. Luckily my daily commute is less than 5 miles.

I put on 20's later and had to raise my ride height slightly and had it re-aligned, but the change of 19 to 20's alone shouldn't change your alignment.

 

What are the specs on your new wheels. If you will be running aggressive offsets, that may require more negative camber as well.

 

If you change your wheels, assuming they have different offsets, your suspension geometry will change. In other words your alignment will change. I went to a more aggressive offset on front and rear, without altering ride height via CO, my ride height changed (lower by 0.25" all around). Wheels are same size, tires same size but both different manufacturers. Ride height changed cause front and rear cambered in more due to less positive offsets. Hope this helps.

 

Exactly what i would do