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Interesting, I didn't know wheel alignments on D4's were such a specialised job. At my last service the dealer offered to do one for $130, but I knew the local tyre mob could do it for $70-$80. Now I'm not so sure!
Anyone know where to get one done in Brissie, preferably south side or close to the city?
Cheers
Sean
Most dealers / indies put the car in tight tolerance mode and drop them off to a tyre shop to get aligned, pick it back up and put it back to standard mode.
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Not sure if anyone can help me but this does not look right????
I'm not sure
Hi Canaussie,
The rear toe is close to spec, but should have been altered to reduce the lh. The camber is miles out, side to side. ( the rear camber on the D4 is on the outer top arm. It is awkward to get to, and pretty much means 2 alignments, as you have to take the wheel off to access the adjuster . Looks like it was too much hassle for your aligner ) The lh front castor is normally up to 1/2 degree higher than the right. ( and yours was, looking at the previous figure ) This is to correct the natural tendency of most vehicles to fade left on cambered roads. Front wheel drives and all wheel drives are affected to a lesser degree. I guess the key question is , ' how does it drive ?' If it drives straight, I would not be too concerned.
I would be asking your aligner if they know how to complete a full 4 wheel alignment. If you want a good alignment, be prepared to pay.
Hi Redback - can you please name a few of the southern Sydney Wheel Alignment shops? Have yet to find anyone who can actually get the steering wheel straight on my D2 (:
That should be a D4 not D2 :)
It's driving nice and straight so no worries!!
I think you can ignore there databank values they look like they are not d4 specific castor is to far out in their values. Also why would they give you toe out on the front? My understanding is front toe out will give you better turn in to a corner but will make the car feel like it is wandering in a straight line ok for a v8 super car but not the shopping trolley. Under acceleration this will tend to toe in and under braking it will toe out making it feel more darty. Also rear toe out is generally ok as it assists in creating oversteer which is nice for some and helps with turn in if required. Anyways that was what I gathered from my racing days in a tall heavy 4wd it may not be significant enough to be an issue. There was a previous post on the std wheel alignment specs you may find in a search.
Very handy information, good to see a business in Canberra that offers customer service, something sadly lacking in the majority of business' here.
