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Offline danhock

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Wheel Alignment
« on: 22 June 2004, 12:32 »
Has anyone had their golfs Aligned at one of these electronic aligmants centres?

I had it don on my 300zx and it made a huge difference to handling, but they were able adjust camber / castor etc. quite easily...

Is it as easy on a golf? Dont want to pay the extra money if the are only gonna do the toe setting!!

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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #1 on: 22 June 2004, 13:14 »
I had it done on the cab, and it made a huge difference, but as the tracking can only be adjusted on one side, you will need to re-centre the steering wheel by taking it off, other than this minor problem it was all done relatively quickly and handles fantastically now
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #2 on: 22 June 2004, 13:18 »
cheers Adam...

Mine feels a bit loose at the back so hopefully this will sort it..

think its about ?60 to get it done.
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #3 on: 22 June 2004, 13:35 »
this the cure for un-even tyre ware?? ^^
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #4 on: 22 June 2004, 13:51 »
could be mk2..

Im not really getting uneven wear... its just feels a bit loose in certain situations.

You got problems?
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #5 on: 22 June 2004, 14:15 »
I got mine done electronically recently at a Chiltern Tyres place after I lowered my suspension. I think it was ?35 for tracking only, or ?60 for full tracking/camber/castor.  

I went for the ?60 job, but it turned out my camber was fine so they just charged me ?35 for sorting the tracking.  Got a full computerised printout of before and after.  Car handles a lot better now.
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #6 on: 22 June 2004, 14:20 »
think i'll go for everything too....

Just wasnt sure how adjustable things like castor were on the mk1 golf... i know some cars you cant.
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #7 on: 22 June 2004, 14:24 »
Not sure about older golfs, but I know you can't really do anything on rear wheels of a Mk4.  Can change camber on front tho'.
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #8 on: 22 June 2004, 14:49 »
did wonders for my MK2  ;D
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Re:Wheel Alignment
« Reply #9 on: 22 June 2004, 18:33 »
Front camber and toe setting are adjustable.
Castor, rear camber are NON adjustable.
A 4 wheel alignment is a complete waste on time unless you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
The only way castor or rear camber can be out is if suspension is damaged or seriously worn, or if the chassis is bent.
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