Alignment question (need advice for tomorrow)

stefan · Post by **stefan** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:50 pm

Hi guys. Did anyone can recommend some garage, where i can do alignment for my lude (none 4ws) . I'm looking on Glasgow or Stirling area .

Cheers.

benthebratt · Post by **benthebratt** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:31 am

I'm getting my alignment done soon, where can I get the 4ws locking tool from ?

Post by **simonc** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:23 am

@indigolemon, @mercutio Thanks guys and although I saw a bit a spannerage going on, I can tell you 100% that they did not lock the 4WS.
Much appreciated, I'd better have a word with Jason about this today.

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:51 am

The bad news is that it doesn't look like they have a Hunter machine (which are the best, and I wouldn't use anything else), they didn't lock the 4ws, and that it looks like they've "aimed for the green" rather than trying to get everything even.

For most people, it being within the green is "good enough", but I have always asked for (and, thankfully, now my dad has a Hunter machine of his own, can insist), that everything is absolutely identical.

For my Legnum, front toe is supposed to be 0.0, so this was spot on in the centre.

For my Anglia, we wanted some negative camber on the rear, and wanted an equal amount each side.

This is the difference between having something done, and having something done properly.

For the Anglia, I set this up with an 80kg ballast (ie me) in the driver's seat - I know that BMW specify this when doing alignments on their vehicles, as the weight of a driver can affect the geometry. I don't know whether the Prelude is supposed to be set up "as it stands" without a driver, or with the additional weight of a driver.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:56 am

For my road car I get everything dead ahead, no modified toe. Plus I get rear camber (4WS) dialed out (zero degrees) on the rear but due to the coilovers I have I have 1 degree negative camber on the front.

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:57 am

stefan wrote:Hi guys. Did anyone can recommend some garage, where i can do alignment for my lude (none 4ws) . I'm looking on Glasgow or Stirling area .
Cheers.

Look on AlignMyCar at who near to you has a Hunter machine.

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:58 am

Looks like there are a couple in the Edinburgh area - Redpath Tyres and AutoHaus.
£35 at Redpath.
Ive never tried them but probably will take the 4ws BB1 there to get tracking done in a few weeks time.
I have used CLCM in Edinburgh and they were regarded as the experts - unfortunately the company has changed hands a year or two back and i was not overly impressed with their service when i got the alignment done on the 2ws BB4.

I like what @confused says - difference being between a job done and a job done with pride

Post by **simonc** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:01 am

Guys, if we don't have the tool, is there a Blue Peter way of locking the rack using something else?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:11 pm

we have the tool buddy

Post by **simonc** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 12:08 am

Morning @mercutio, now there's a bloody good excuse to hop on a flight back to Blighty.