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Title: Rolling Roads
Post by: anovadose on 26 November 2003, 09:17

Does any1 know where the nearest rolling road is in the dunstable area? Or the bedfordshire area? And any decent tuning centres?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2003, 12:56

Novadose theres one in bedford (Elms farm) know where that is?

Is this Tony by the way? ???

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: anovadose on 26 November 2003, 13:30

nah this aint tony. Bedfords only up the road to me. safe for that.

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2003, 13:43

Where abouts you from mate?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: anovadose on 26 November 2003, 14:59

i'm from Luton brov haw much do they charge?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2003, 15:05

Duno mate never asked  ???

Whats luton sayin?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Slim Shady on 26 November 2003, 15:05

Most rolling roads charge about 50-60 quid a session

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: anovadose on 26 November 2003, 15:08

Safe 4 that slim! yo mk2 how da punjabis doin up in bedford? luton's all celabrating eid still!!

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2003, 15:14

U apna? ??? going all good safe. U?

nova..u remember a dark blue mk3 vr6 ''dealer's'' motor, tints, 17's running around Luton?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2003, 15:16

Slim i need my camber adjusted. hows this done and by who mate? any ideas?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: anovadose on 26 November 2003, 15:24

yeah man me apna. is it gala, gora or sula drivin the vr6? Can't say iv'e seen it bout, have u seen a escort convertable yellow standerd cruising bout them ways?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Slim Shady on 26 November 2003, 15:29

Why do you think your cambers out?

All wheels or just the fronts?

 ???

Do you have stock suspension?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2003, 16:14

Slim,
On my previous tires the front inners where bold. I dont want this to ruin my new ones as the car is low on coilovers.

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: golfvr6 on 26 November 2003, 17:15

The first thing to check is the wheel alignment if the tyres are wearing unevenly. You can do a basic setting for camber (ie. approx 0 degrees) by using a spirit level. The way to do this is as follow :-

Jack the car up
Remove one wheel
Place the spirit level on the front panel
Lower the jack until the spirit level is level
Place the spirit level on the brake disc
Adjust the disc/strut with the 2 suspension bolts or the balljoint bolts on the wishbone
Do this until the spirit level is level
Tighten bolts

Repeat for other wheel

Hope that helps  :D

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Slim Shady on 26 November 2003, 17:17

amazing what you get from the back of cornflake packets these days. . .
 :P


why didn't you turn up last night Mr6?

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: golfvr6 on 26 November 2003, 17:17

Rear camber and track is non-adjustable. It will only be out of spec due to accident damage, or severe suspension wear.

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2003, 18:44

Thax 4 that, nifty little trick VR. :D

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: golfvr6 on 26 November 2003, 21:15

I think you want to set the camber very very slightly negative, ie. top of wheel further in than the bottom.

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: golfvr6 on 26 November 2003, 21:16

Quote from: Slim Shady on 26 November 2003, 17:17

amazing what you get from the back of cornflake packets these days. . .
 :P


why didn't you turn up last night Mr6?

I know all the cornflakes packets   :-*
Couldn't make last night as my wife could give birth to my daughter at any time now. We will have to all meet another time.

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: miguel on 27 November 2003, 11:05

ooh, congrats will be in order then! :'( :'(

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: golfvr6 on 27 November 2003, 14:45

Thanx, hasn't happened yet, i wish she would hurry up!

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: Slim Shady on 27 November 2003, 15:15

your life is about to get noisier

I don't know if you want congrats or a pair of earmuffs and a bottle of brandy.

Title: Re:Rolling Roads
Post by: golfvr6 on 28 November 2003, 00:09

I think i'll go for the booze  :D ;D