4 Wheel Alignment

[davefrith]

Morning

Before driving to Cornwall on Sat I noticed the inside edge of my front tyre was wearing a bit, having come back it definitly needs changing !

Given the inside edge was wearing more, I reckon a 4 Wheel Alignment Check is needed, has anyone had this done near the Buckinghamshire area ?

Are there any special settings for the FD or do they just check all the wheels are straight  ?

Any help appreciated

Dave

[Ric]

Probably a bit far for you really but I had full four wheel laser alignment done by Elite in Dagenham. They have a very professional setup there and have all the recommended settings for different vehicles listed on their computer system.

I can dig out the printout from my last visit if you like which has the settings for mine on it.

[davefrith]

I don\'t mind driving if the place is gonna do it right

Are there special setting then for the FD or do they not matter when you have aftermarket suspension and wheels ?

[Ric]

I don\'t know to be honest as I\'m not a suspension guru! I think Pip at WGT is supposed to be quite clued up on FD aftermarket suspension.

When I went to Elite they asked what car I had. When I replied it was a 3rd gen RX7 the bloke seemed to know his stuff and said "There is quite a few different adjustments so we\'ll do a full diagnostics check first". They came back with a printout stating what was wrong/right and then asked me what I wanted doing. Not being an expert and having stock setup I justed asked to have it set as Mazda intended. Certainly seemed to do the trick though as it felt like a new car afterwards.

[davefrith]

cool, well I have just found my tyre at £135.00 all in
and the place can do a alignment check and they are just down the road

got quoted any thing from £100 to £200 for the tyre though !!! prices seem to vary a lot !

Cheers for the suggestions, will see how this place gets on tomorrow

Thanks

Dave

[Ric]

Just found my old printout - my scanner isn\'t running at the moment so I\'ll give you the limits:

" is for degree symbol by the way...

Left Front camber: 0"51\' -> -0"39\'
Right Front camber: -0"39\' -> 0"51\'
Left Front toe: -0"05\' -> 0"11\'
Right Front toe: 0"11\' -> -0"05\'
Total Front toe: -0"10\' -> 0"22\'
Steer ahead: -0"03\' -> 0"03
Left Rear Camber: -0"28\' -> -1"58\'
Right Rear Camber: -1"58\' -> -0"28\'
Left Rear Toe: -0"05\' -> 0"11\'
Right Rear Toe: 0"11\' -> -0"05\'
Total Rear Toe: -0"10\' -> 0"22\'
Thrust Angle: -0"06\' -> 0"06\'

Hope that helps.

[davefrith]

Cheers mate !

[Ric]

Originally posted by davefrith
Cheers mate !

For the record I think Elite was about £550 for four Eagle F1\'s + balancing + full four wheel alignment.

Only complaint was that they used crappy clip on weights (probably because that\'s what was on my wheels before) so I\'d advise anyone to specify proper stick on weights which don\'t feck up your alloys.

[davefrith]

i am paying £145 for one bloody Pirelli P7000 !!! but have to unfortunately, I think they said that the alignmentis about £40

Dave

[Andyp]

HI TREACLE

I KNOW A PLACE IN BEDFORD

I WANNA GET MINE CHECKED TOO SO IF U WANNA COME WITH ME?

A

p.s i was eating shin cup & couldn\'t be bothered to press caps

[mids]

Bedford eh ? That\'s pretty close to me and I fancy getting mine checked out sometime. What\'s this place called Andy ??

[Andyp]

STS laser alaignment or somminc. Tis in my yellow pages, i\'ll look it up when I get home. They always have nice cars in there, think they do rally ones too

Come along with us if Frith wants to go.. it\'s nearer Kemston so even closer for ya

[davefrith]

hmm well I was going to this place tomorrow

When are you thinking ?

and where the f*ck is Bedford ?

[Ric]

Originally posted by davefrith


and where the f*ck is Bedford ?

A bit North of you probably... just west of the M11.

[Andyp]

rush, rush, bloody rush with you isn\'t it

 Although I have the day off tomorrow, doubt i\'d be able to get booked in there tomorrow

But I\'d like to go soonish as I\'ve just put new fronts on mine

Bedford is in Bedfordshire, which neighbours Northamptonshire and Buckinhamshire, infact it\'s not TOO far from Milton Keynes M1 exit