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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: boneybradley on 25 August 2008, 15:17
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Well I spent a few hours today calling round my local trye places for my tracking adjusted...... only to be told the machine wont go on to my wheels! (that was after slowly getting it on 3 different ramps!). i know its out as i had lots of other suspension bits changed and we set them all level on each side (now my steering wheel is offfset! :angry:)
now my point..
do i raise the front and get it tracked and then lower it down?
do i attempt to sort it myself and adjust verything?
or does anybody know a good place (Yorkshire area) that can help? oh yeah spoke to my local dealer and they siad if other places cant do it..they wont be able too!!
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Well ive had this, luckily a mate of the guy who put on my coilovers runs a local kwik fit. So even though my car is slammed to the ground, they can 100% do the tracking. Its down to how bothered they can be and who you know i think.
Im going to get mine done this week sometime, as my wheel is ofset and it does my head in, and i have to drive like 140miles to ed38 on friday! lol
But i cant see how raising it, then lowering it again will affect the tracking. But then again, you shouldnt have to do it. they are just being lazy.
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I have to agree with Mikester, I have 2 local dealers and one wouldn,t touch the tracking/ caster/ camber on my 16v when it was slammed, but the other did it with no problems.
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By the way, when the tracking was sorted the steering wheel was still off centre, so i just took it off and reset it.
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By the way, when the tracking was sorted the steering wheel was still off centre, so i just took it off and reset it.
yeah but my wheel was straight before and the tracking was spot on.....i really should of tried to keep it as close as possible to its original settings!! :angry:
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I was just saying that when the tracking is sorted, there is no guarantee that it will straighten the wheel, as it didn't with mine. It was the dealer that suggested resetting the wheel.
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Yeah i agree. (but as it was straight before it should be straight when retracked?).. I think if the wheel dosent go straight It will be removed! and a momo fitted :cool:
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Mines as low as yours boney and the first place i went too did mine, my steering wheel was slightly out afterwards but i just removed it and re fitted it a notch further round.
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go to Alpha tyres in leeds, ask for andy, tell him i (brad from Joy) sent you :wink:
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But i cant see how raising it, then lowering it again will affect the tracking. But then again, you shouldnt have to do it. they are just being lazy.
Wrong, thats the whole purpose of why you have to have the tracking and camber reset when you lower your car.. all the geometry changes when you lower it... and it does make a massive diff, even if you adjust it by an inch
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paul wilson in warrington cheshire do all types off cars incl lambos etc so a lowered golf is not a problem :wink: but it is a bit out off your way
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if ya can be arsed driving to bridlington il track it for ya. 24.95 i work at kwik fit and tracked my own car ;)
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My local tyre place is fine with mine, prefer it later in the day so thay have a bit more time with getting it on the ramp etc.
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did you manage to get it done in the end boney ? if so how'd ya get on ?still need to get mine done think i may have found somewere that can do the computerised check (hopefully!
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well its not being laser set up yet..... I had some help and manually tracked it!! (and its much better than it was) Just need to sort a day for a trip out! Leeds or Bridlington here i come!!
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i got my tracking done with a laser alignment thing at local tyre place, cost me £10. It made a HUGE difference to the handling. I have trouble getting on the ramp, had to take off front vr6 splitter and even then it scrapped! I think i have it quite low, not sure of the actual measurement.
I went to kwik fit first and they said they cant do it as it is too low and the tool wont fit, lazy ass bastards!!!!
LL ;)
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LL you mean to say your cars lowered in your signature pic?
Doesnt look that low to me? :huh:
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nahhh!! :laugh: that pic is old, need to update it. By the time you read this my sig pic would probs have changed as you have just reminded me to change it!
LL ;)
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Ahhhhh thats better LL :grin:
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ok maybe there too small now!! well your just gunna have to wait now until i can be bothered to chnage them!!
hopefully i can get my dub rides feed up and running again and get some proper pics up.
LL ;)