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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #15 on: 27 July 2010, 15:16:49 »

Back end of mine was out and seized (can't remember how far out though) and Tony said it wasn't worth paying out for new adjusters as it was close enough.

Those settings are crap though!
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #16 on: 27 July 2010, 15:47:42 »

Unfortunately the club discount only applies to the wim centre. Unseizing the rear adjusters, moving the front sub frame and setting the cambers to our settings isn't bad for £111 at the other centres.
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #17 on: 27 July 2010, 16:11:29 »

the price sounds great with all that included! Would it matter that ive got different rubber all round? Been on the motorway today and theres a vibration on the front end from around 65 upwards and i could feel it through the floor as well as the wheel, it seemed to be worse with my foot of the accelerator when coasting! Gutted now!
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #18 on: 27 July 2010, 17:07:11 »

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the price sounds great with all that included! Would it matter that ive got different rubber all round? Been on the motorway today and theres a vibration on the front end from around 65 upwards and i could feel it through the floor as well as the wheel, it seemed to be worse with my foot of the accelerator when coasting! Gutted now!
With those settings check inside edge for tyre ware first off, dings in wheel rim, and obviously wheel balancing. 5 stud balancer is most accurate ime. Also worth checking wishbone bushes as these can start a steering wheel wobble at random moments,(probably not in your case though) and it's sensible to replace any faulty parts or upgrade suspension parts prior to set up and call it job done....for a while ::)
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #19 on: 27 July 2010, 18:18:05 »

tnx for all the replies!! they must have messed up the balancing on the tyres, forgot to mention (honest) that i got two part worn tyres while i was there!  :-[ they looked barely used. 
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #20 on: 27 July 2010, 18:33:40 »

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tnx for all the replies!! they must have messed up the balancing on the tyres, forgot to mention (honest) that i got two part worn tyres while i was there!  :-[ they looked barely used. 
Ah, most likely, but just check they are not miss shaped or out of round, that's quit a large range for wheel speed related vibration. For instance 140 grams is a lot of wheel weight, but the vibration didn't show unti about 80 mph on mine. But don't panic, it's probably just balancing.
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #21 on: 27 July 2010, 18:41:06 »

I'm gonna go back and get the balancing checked! I cannot moan too much about the alignment cos i got it on a free! its normally £30   
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #22 on: 27 July 2010, 19:29:14 »

im sure I read somewhere that WIM would provide their settings by pm to people who are too far away to get to them........or am I imagining this?
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Re: wheel alignment
« Reply #23 on: 27 July 2010, 21:32:23 »

I know nigel langs in bolton used to use the wim settings john but as there now part of the franchise you have to pay the wim price.

Which is fair enough in my book :y
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