scott d
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went to kwik fit and the garage across the road after work today. neither would touch me car as it's lowered.
fella on the desk at kwik fit was comical.
"alright mate, put lower suspension springs on a few weeks back and I need the tracking doing"
"whats the problem"
"errr, the car is lower and the tracking will be out"
"ok, what's the problem then......... back in a minute"
Then goes into the workshop and speaks to a young lad, moments later 2 of them are out checking every wheel on me car.
"sorry pal, your car is too low and our equipment will not fit under the arches"
garage across the road said straight up they can't do it rather than pissing about.
any know of a decent local garage that can do the tracking?
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Lisa
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top gear in burnley where laurence works does it on any car
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C2RL R
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Kwik fit fitted my lowering springs so cant see what the problem is. they did the tracking after fitting them with no problems.
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corsaaa_16v
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tracking shouldnt be done str8 after lowering!! it should be done after bout 100 miles so theyve had time to bed in!! the tracking is obviously not going to be out as soon as they put the springs on!!
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Mo
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go to thistlewaites near train station. they did a lazer 4 wheel alignment for me as well as tracking
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16valve
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do any of your wheels go under the arches? this could be why they cant do it coz some of the gauges have two prongs that sit on top of the wheel.
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scott d
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put the springs on a few weeks ago, should of settled in that time.
Mo: going there on monday. nearly went but couldnt be arsed with rush hour traffic on a friday.
on 30mm springs, non go under the arches at all
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Mo
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they'll sort u out fella. u have to make a appointment though. unless they ain't busy then they'll sort it out straight away
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Andyrs1800
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CHORLEY STREET GARAGE mate.
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16valve
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as andy says...Chorley Street Garage have 4 wheel laser tracking gauges.
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Mo
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do they? i didn't know that. been there a few times cause it's round the corner from me. lads there are cool and know thier stuff
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16valve
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quote: Originally posted by Mo
do they? i didn't know that. been there a few times cause it's round the corner from me. lads there are cool and know thier stuff
they do mo... if you went with a back box n said can you put this on, the answer would be yes! but dont be dissapointed if they cant do it there n then coz they do get busy but COOL!
[Edited on 24-07-2006 by 16valve]
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Mo
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anyone know the lad with the arden blue corsa (stardard) apart from speedline and lowered. has a big ass 'Chorley Street Garage' sun strip on the front.
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C2RL R
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quote: Originally posted by corsaaa_16v
tracking shouldnt be done str8 after lowering!! it should be done after bout 100 miles so theyve had time to bed in!! the tracking is obviously not going to be out as soon as they put the springs on!!
I didnt mean straight after. I just meant that they have done the tracking after it had been lowered.
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scott d
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quote: Originally posted by Mo
anyone know the lad with the arden blue corsa (stardard) apart from speedline and lowered. has a big ass 'Chorley Street Garage' sun strip on the front.
seen that tonight in town at wheel spin cruise parked up with a few fords.
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CorsAsh
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quote: Originally posted by Mo
go to thistlewaites near train station. they did a lazer 4 wheel alignment for me as well as tracking
That's where I always used to go, they also did the work on the SJA that we used to run, very trustworthy
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Ian
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Tracking will be out as soon as you lower it - the track rod ends will be higher up the arch relative to the rack. Same principle as bump steer except you're doing it for good with lowered springs rather than temporarily using a bump in the road.
http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/longtech3.htm
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Andyrs1800
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Yea the blue corsa you talk about does have a big ass sticker in the window, sweet car that is, nice and tidy,
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Mo
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he parks near my house all the time but i dont know the fella
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Andyrs1800
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Mo
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thats the one
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Andyrs1800
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