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[dbug]

Ah, but you say that without seeing the secret figures.

Certainly that crowd you recommended up in Huntingdon can't manage anything better than -1.45 by all accounts. So it's not really a case of being capable, but accurate.

Not in Huntingdon   Got my camber to "OOF spec" - get your facts straight before continually running people down

[chrisgixer]

Facts aye? I'm not talking about you. Or yours. dear oh dear....

[chrisgixer]

And it's Wim spec. Just to be fair to them.

[dbug]

Ah, but you say that without seeing the secret figures.

Certainly that crowd you recommended up in Huntingdon can't manage anything better than -1.45 by all accounts. So it's not really a case of being capable, but accurate.

Facts aye? I'm not talking about you. Or yours. dear oh dear....

Yep facts - the "crowd" I "recommended up in Huntingdon" aren't in Huntingdon, and your sweeping statement that they "can't manage anything better than -1.45", I assume for camber, was on one member's car - on mine they achieved correct figures.

But at the end of the day you know it all and are always right

[chrisgixer]

Well seeing as "they" are some sort of big secret known only to you, I couldn't possibly know could i...?

So your wrong there

Anyway, hope it works out locally. It's a long way to Wim.

[dbug]

Well seeing as "they" are some sort of big secret known only to you, I couldn't possibly know could i...?

So your wrong there

Anyway, hope it works out locally. It's a long way to Wim.

Not a big secret known only to me, just not known to you   Quite a few OOFers are well aware of this company.

[chrisgixer]

Good news then.

[dbug]

Good news then.

 

[tigers_gonads]

I'd ask to see the final figures, but somebody might get upset

Re tail happiness, Iirc you've done your rear donuts? Are they fitted with correct orientation? Or are the rear of subframe bushes by dif seperated? ....or indeed has the new setting fixed it?

The donuts never got done in the end Chris. 3 guesses for the reason    but I did have a good look / tried to move them about when I replaced the rear springs for the MOT and couldn't see anything untoward.
One of the rear bearings has been flagged up on the last 2 mot's.
There is a tiny bit of movement in it so its on the list when funds allow.

Thrust angle is currently reading at 0.14 deg. Is that a big problem ?

I'll post on here the before / interim / finish settings over the weekend when I get it tweaked 

[chrisgixer]

If the steering wheel is level I wouldn't worry about the thrust centre.

If it's mot level and the front settings are correct that's the first place look for a cause, as the rear is constantly steared 0.14 to one side, you may notice constantly correcting that with the steering wheel.

[aaronjb]

As Chris says, thrust angle does this:



You really want it to be 0º 0'

[chrisgixer]

Did they complain the rear track rod adjustors where seized..?

You could try regular soakings of penetrating oil to help them. In the slots of the adjustors clamps might give it a chance.

[chrisgixer]

If the steering wheel is level I wouldn't worry about the thrust centre.

If it's mot level and the front settings are correct that's the first place look for a cause, as the rear is constantly steared 0.14 to one side, you may notice constantly correcting that with the steering wheel.

...not...

[tigers_gonads]

Car has always tended to drift into the curb on anything but a perfectly flat surface.
Also tends to pull initially left under braking then stabilises and stops in a straight line.
All front brakes are VX and new.
Front callipers stripped and cleaned.
Calliper carrier was cleaned on a wire wheel to ensure no corrosion whatsoever then light film of copper slip applied were the new pads sit.

No knocks, clunks or rumbling whatsoever from the drivetrain as far as I can tell 

[chrisgixer]

Steering idler play? Or failed wishbone bushes? Or loose wishbone bolts?