julianf7
Member Since: 08 Sep 2009
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Sorry for the newbie post in case it has already been covered elsewhere, I couldn't find it. I recently acquired a MY06 D3 TDV6 S and needed to swap out the space saver wheel for a full size due to towing requirements. I thought that since I was getting new tyres done anyway I might as well get the alignment checked.
According to the Kwik-Fit chap (and I'm pretty sure he knows his stuff) he found that the front wheels, when correct for normal suspension height, were 2mm toe in at off-road height and 2mm out at crawler height. This seems odd, has anyone else found this to be the case?
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 17th Sep 2009 2:25 pm |
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matt_tdv6
Member Since: 05 Feb 2009
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 937
 
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Duckworth my local LR dealer charged me £150 and do a much better job
The first time i did mine was a local tyre garage who said they could do it but obviously couldnt put the car into tight tolerance mode to align the wheels properly and that cost me £80+VAT
You get what you pay for  Pay that little extra and get LR to take a look
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| 17th Sep 2009 3:13 pm |
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cheddarwards
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: Somerset
Posts: 169
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I agree with Matt, i had mine done by Yeovil LR a couple of weeks ago & it drives much better now & only cost £99 all in. I have a copy of the redout sheet showing the figures that come back if that's any use to you (means nothing to me)?
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| 17th Sep 2009 4:15 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Quite normal. Alignment will be out at different ride heights since you will be on dirt when in off road height and going slow in access it wont make a difference. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 18th Sep 2009 2:56 am |
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Mr Fudge
Member Since: 01 Oct 2009
Location: Northampton
Posts: 106
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Just had the wheel alignment done on minbe after fitting new AT2's. After having the tyres done I had a wiobble at about 50mph, had them rebalanced, but it was still there.
- full wheel alignment fixed it 
- but they left the steering wheel crooked 
- so an hour and a half today to drive there, wait and drive back 
Still all fixed now
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| 1st Oct 2009 5:28 pm |
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TallPaul
Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Near Reading
Posts: 1214
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Where did you get yours done Mr Fudge?
Some googling says James French have 4-wheel alignement system and they are in Oxford area.
Local dealer wants £115, including the computer time to put suspension into tight tolerance mode for the alignment.
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| 1st Oct 2009 7:39 pm |
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Mr Fudge
Member Since: 01 Oct 2009
Location: Northampton
Posts: 106
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Had it doen at Hartwell - according to them its 2 hours labour so £115 doesn't seem too bad.
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| 1st Oct 2009 8:26 pm |
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