Wheel Alignment

lol...

I just grabbed the print out I got, and I have been liying to you man.... It wasnt Bob Jane at all, it was Bridgestone Tyre Centre. My bad :oops:

In any case, the wheel allignment I got done there included everything (Camber, Toe, and Thrust angle) Plus a nice print out of all the before and after values all for $38.

They have coupons in the papers and the back of shopping dockets sometimes, which also makes it cheaper if you can find one. Have you grabbed the yellow pages and rang around to find the best price?

Jon, if you are serious about handling (ok we know you are!) Then like Mat said, ring up whiteline and get a quote for just a normal alignment. Then add onto that the caster kit (i'm sure benny and I can even do that for you) and if required the camber kit.

Speak to Woijtek.

LOL@Rowie... u dodgy bastard.... "go to bob jane..." :)

Hmm...Bridgestone Tyre Centre huh... ill check where my nearest one is.

Would you all recommend going to Whiteline over Bridgestone if the prices are similar? And if there is a large discrepancy, would the Bridgestone alignment be ok?
I'm just trying to gauge the difference in "service" or "quality" for the average wheel alignment.....

If its just a normal alignment, then don't bother going all the way to whiteline (although they will choose something better for spirited driving if you request it).

But if you are going to do camber kit or castor kit, then GO WHITELINE.

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Originally Posted by joneblaze

LOL@Rowie... u dodgy bastard.... "go to bob jane..." :)

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sorry man :oops:

:x

anyone seen what a castor kit looks like?..........all i saw were washers on a friends car when it was put on.

if all your getting or interested in atm john is camber, toe and alignment then most places can do that for you.......just make sure you tell/talk them
about how much or what settings your after.......like find out whats average and whats agressive

im not sure how agressive your able to set your car up as camber plates/kits maybe needed.

what im getting at is if your not going to go all out atm theres no need to go to whiteline..............(how much does whiteline charge anyhow?) but if there cheap then by all means go there.

and when you set it abit more agressive.......say bye bye to tyres wearing evenly...... :D

or betta still ring around and have a chat to them on the phone b4 u go there..........if their not interested in talking to you about settings then their service most probably isnt good.

play around with tyre pressure for the mean time john..........i've got 60 thickness profile so tyre pressure makes a huge diff for me.....(no, tyre pressure has nothing to do with what i've been speaking of above)


hope it helps.

Hmm... thanks man.
Atm im running 195/50/15 GIIIs on those stock VTiR rims... run bout 34 PSi... is that ok?

I goT NFI bout camber settings... HELP. lol
i dun wanna walk in there and get mandhandled and for them to do shit to my car ive got no idea about... hehe

whiteline charge around 60 bucks from memory. at least, thats waht i payed last time i had a wheel allignment from them.

Camber and toe "settings" Mike.... help. :)
I don't wanna be a race driver... or have shit tyre life span... Just want decent handling... atm the moment it looks like positive camber..or funny toe, whatever you call it... :roll:

depends how much it's lowered by... i've always been under the impression that, due to the suspension design of our cars, lowering actually increases the ammount of negative camber.

i think i'm running around 1.3 degrees negative camber all around (without a camber kit)... the tyre wear is ever so slightly uneven, nothing too bad though.

toe really depends on how you want the car to feel. no toe in/out is the best for tyre wear.

okay, from the print out I got from my allignment last week heres is settings.

:::::: PREVIOUS SETTINGS ::::::

FRONT TOE LEFT / -10.3mm
FRONT TOE RIGHT / +13.4mm

FRONT CAMBER LEFT / -01.30 degrees
FRONT CAMBER RIGHT / -01.40 degrees

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REAR TOE LEFT / +1.5mm
REAR TOE RIGHT / +0.5mm

REAR CAMBER LEFT / -01.02 degrees
REAR CAMBER RIGHT / -00.40 degrees

THRUST ANGLE / +00.04 degrees


:::::: SETTINGS AFTER ALLIGNMENT ::::::

FRONT TOE LEFT / +1.2mm
FRONT TOE RIGHT / +1.2mm

FRONT CAMBER LEFT / -01.37 degrees
FRONT CAMBER RIGHT / -01.37 degrees

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REAR TOE LEFT / +0.8mm
REAR TOE RIGHT / +0.7mm

REAR CAMBER LEFT / -00.40 degrees
REAR CAMBER RIGHT / -00.38 degrees

THRUST ANGLE / +00.01 degrees

am thinking, maybe when you get quotes, show them where your tyre wear is, ask if it is good or bad, if it should be more even, what can they do to correct it etc etc.

Places like Whiteline, i'd have more faith in, as they specialise in 'suspension'.

Not saying that regular run of the mill tyre/wheel/suspension service centre's don't do a good job. [ie: Bob Jane, Bridgestone Tyre Centre, Pedders, Australia's Best etc]


The way i see it though, let's face it.
Moosst of us are spirited drivers, and we could do with a wheel alignment reset. standard or [moreso] modified suspension.


Off topic, is Gary Cook from Whiteline, the same Gary Cook from HCCNSW ?


BTW :

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Originally Posted by joneblaze

LOL@Rowie... u dodgy bastard.... "go to bob jane..." :)

sorry man :oops:

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roflmao now that's some funny shite, even though it was accidental.