Pre-alignment check before a drop?

[george graves]

My car is not handeling right. It on stock worn suspention, but I'm not 100% sure that is the entire prolbem. It wallows a bit, no sharp turn in, feels disconected. Bad tire wear on the drivers front (inner wear)

I think I'm going to do shocks and springs (Racing dyn, and billy's) then rebuild the rear end(subframe bushings, t-arms), then the front ('95 m3 rack, tierods, ect).

(Also, from a car I recently parted out I saved all the suspention componets - so anything on my car that is bent can be replaced.)

QUESTION: With all that will be changing on the car over the next month or two, should I get an alignment check before hand to see if there is a *bigger* prolbem that needs correcting?

[jlevie]

Unless the car has been in an accident that has bent the front frame, a suspension refresh (control arms, CAB's, & tie rods) will fix any problem other than a worn out rack. But keep in mind that bad RTAB's or subframe bushings will have a big affect on handling. Attend to all of that stuff first, then swap out the springs and shocks. And finally have an alignment done to set front toe.