Pig Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 As it says, my car is with Cambs performance tires at the moment because my 1 month old tires will now not pass an MOT due to loads of wear just on the outside and nope not been thrashing it round corners at all. Any way the just run me up and said all that lot is out. How bad it that buy a supra and learn to drive it with all those out...no wonder i thought i was learning to be a drift driver! hehe. Oh well they are fixing the lot for 150 God i thought! Thought i'd share that with you and see if anyone has had any experience of this? will i be looking at a nice improvement in the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey3 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 The friendly ghost is out? holy sh*t! sorry, couldn't resist. I think you may've meant the caster. A good site that explains the different types of tracking (camber, caster, toe-in\out) is http://www.familycar.com/alignment.htm And if they were all well off, you're lucky not to have ditched the car. It'll be a different beast once it's all sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 Dont know what you mean about the ghost mate the joys of editting lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey3 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Now I look like I'm talking crap... wouldn't be the first time though. When do you get it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 Picking it up at about 5 o clock. will let you know how it feels.... cant really test it in this weather so shouldnt this ill notice too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 yep, my casper was off too http://www.max-boost.co.uk/stuff/casper.jpg PS I only paid £50odd to KwikFit to have them all checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 B*stard! lol Mocking the not so knowledgeable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I had mine down a long time ago now, the results are still posted on this site somewhere. It was cheaper than what your having done but made the car feel much safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/lance_alignment/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey3 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 You got caught out then will let you know how it feels.... cant really test it in this weather so shouldnt this ill notice too much![/Quote] Yeah, I wouldn't go too mad either. I'm sure you'll notice the difference if your camber was out enough to do that to your tyres though. Must've understeered like a bast*rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornimac Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I only paid £50odd to KwikFit to have them all checked. Was that just to check or to adjust aswell? I think I need something similar but not sure if KwikFit can be trusted. Any opinions? How about taking the info in Alex's reply down there and making them use those settings - worth a go? Looking forward to hearing the results, Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 only once did the front wheels let go, and i was asking way too much lol. TBH i did notice though when i was following another soop (daman C) to a meet he was driving round a corner and i was following but felt like my car was on the edge, did wonder if that was right lol. The tires have literally be wrecked in 1 or 2 months ( about 1000 only straight thrashing ) So i think it was pretty bad! 150 doesnt seem bad to me, however i did go to the recommended place rather than the cheapest. Always scared of cheapest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Need mine done soon, too. ps still says casper in the thread title mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey3 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 still says casper in the thread title mate!![/Quote] hee hee hee, and again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 I noticed, now the whole site will know im a looser. I used to call greddy grEEdy lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 150 is very cheap for a full re alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey3 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I noticed, now the whole site will know im a looser. I used to call greddy grEEdy lol. I still do call them greedy... greedy b*stards! de-dum-dum-tssss thank you very much, I'm here all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Was that just to check or to adjust aswell? I think I need something similar but not sure if KwikFit can be trusted. Any opinions?. Only a handful of KwikFits have a 4-wheel alignment service. It's automated so they can only set it to Toyota's own settings, not those you provide (if you want to go for Lance's settings for example) If there is a lot of adjustment needed it could go up to £70odd quid, mine was almost spot-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I noticed, now the whole site will know im a looser. I used to call greddy grEEdy lol. don't worry, I too have been caught out by a typo in a thread title ("weary") Oh did the smart-arse brigade jump with joy:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 150 is very cheap for a full re alignment. Beat me too it. If it's done properly that is, which I doubt from most garages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Call me stupid, but having a good look around the stock suspension on mine and there are only very limited alignment adjustments - From what I can make out it's possible to adjust the camber front and back and toe on the fronts. The lance article recommends caster on the front, as well as toe on the rear - I just replaced the control arm bushings on mine and see no way to alter the rear toe... Am I being dim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Caster, camber and toe are all fully adjustable at the front, and rear camber and toe are fully adjustable at the rear. All via eccentric snail cam adjusters or the threads on the frnt track rods for front toe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Thanks Chris, The answer is.... yes I am dumb! I'll have a look for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 Had it done. couldnt feel much difference but couldnt really test it so sorry if i couldnt be of any use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpher Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I let the local Toyota-shop do mine a week ago... The reason i had it done...was cause, as discussed in another thread recently, i live in Norway...using the car year round...and we do once in a while get REAL icy conditions...and in these conditions...even a tiny weeny slight error CAN quickly send you off the road.... So (in severe conditions) ive noticed the back end of the car was a little more nervous than it should be...so had it laser-aligned now...and VOILA...waddayaknow!....new car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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