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General => General discussion => Topic started by: danhock on 22 June 2004, 12:32
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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!!
Dan
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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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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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this the cure for un-even tyre ware?? ^^
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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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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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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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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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did wonders for my MK2 ;D
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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.