Sadly, there are limited garages catering for 4 wheel alignment in the North East.
I had such done not long ago by 'North East Tyres and Exhausts' who had a fancy computerized set-up with lasers coming from the ceiling. All looked very profession with computerised dials etc. which were said to allow pin-point accuracy. I felt as if my car was getting treatment reserved for Formula 1 cars!
£100 later and with a computer print out in hand I attempted to leave their car park only to find the steering wheel at an angle usually reserved for hollywood films and cars on filming trailers!
Went back in and the young lat aged about 19 stated he could not understand what went wrong?!! Older chap took over and I left with steering wheel at the correct angle.
Sadly, it appears as if he just adjusted the set up to get the steering wheel right and to get me out the door!
May car is comng up to ten years old and many such places would rather you did not turn up!
How difficult is it for a garage to adjust the camber - bearing in mind the age of my car?
Having put four new tyres on my car at considerable cost I am worried that they will simply state they have done the job when clearly they have not! My only telling whether they have or not will be some miles later when no doubt they would say I must have hit something!
Will feeling the temperature of the tyre surface across its width give any indication of potential uneven wear? Hot on inner corners indicating incorrect camber?
Cheers,
Andy :-/
As the suspension ages it sags, meaning wim recommend a set up once a year as a result because ride hight affecst camber on the omega, same as fitting lowering springs or new springs, ride hight will be affected, and hence so will camber, and is why the front tyres wear in a more rounded profile, and the rears wear flatter due the trailing arm geometry at the back, little camber is induced during suspension travel compared to the front.
Your not alone in the problems your having, and the garage in question is typical of muppets who can't read a ruler never mind laser guided kit, plus they are using vx settings which are so wide as to be useless, plus add in old tired suspension and it becomes a bit pointless.
Where wim excel is they have someone there who knows the dynamics and what to aim for, they have come up with their own tolerances and settings that work. Iirc, camber is 1 degree 10 minutes, toe is 0.10 minutes plus or minus 0.05 mins, but ring tony at wim and have a chat, he is a good lad and will be helpful no doubt.
For your current situation it sounds like you may well be better off with a spirit level and some flat ground for camber and set nearer the rears camber. Hot inside edge is camber related, but also can be caused by failed wishbone bushes losing control of the correct position of the wheels, toe in can also result, regardless of what the measurements are at rest.
Hth
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