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    TTM - refused to do it this way?

    I dropped my car off at Bridgestone in winelli - darwin today


    argued with me black and blue that he doesn’t need it in tight tolerance mode as he measures it before and after. In no uncertain terms he indicated it was his way or the highway as he does them all the time

    I know the first response is to walk away but having had them half do it a week ago I need it finished (something about the other equipment for the camber being busy at the time).

    question, are they able to do I without TTM?

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    I've had one wheel alignment with the car not in TTM and it cost me a pair of tyres. to be fair I never went back to them so don't know if TTM would make any difference. Find out who the local Indi Landrover guy uses and start there.

    I put mine in TTM before dropping off the car now, no discussion required,

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    Quote Originally Posted by kenl View Post

    I put mine in TTM before dropping off the car now, no discussion required,
    yep, this is the mob recommended by the local LR specialist, he also puts it in TTM.
    i did last time I dropped it off, didn’t this time by mistake and walked back five minutes later to do it and that’s when the discussion started

    Problem as you suggested is I’ll never know how well it’s done until I burn through the next set of tyres and compare the expected mileage

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    Sounds like a bit of customer relations needs to be practiced. " How to keep customers coming back and recommending your business " is the first chapter i believe...😒
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    Quote Originally Posted by justinc View Post
    Sounds like a bit of customer relations needs to be practiced. " How to keep customers coming back and recommending your business " is the first chapter i believe...😒
    He prolly looked at the interstate plate's Justin , and thought " I wont be seeing this car again " I will take his money once and be in front.

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    The leading 4WD tyre and alignment shops in WA look at you blankly when TTM is mentioned. I’ve given up asking and to be honest have got full life out of the tyres each times. Just make sure they have done many of them.

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    Many tyre guys here run them onto the ramps and leave a door open.

    They do it this way on all EAS vehicles.

    Mine is on its second set of tyres,never had a wheel alignment,and the wear perfectly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lukeis View Post
    yep, this is the mob recommended by the local LR specialist, he also puts it in TTM.
    I'd be contacting the LR specialist and telling him what happened and ask why he recommends them given their attitude to TTM which is actually mentioned in the LR workshop manual.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lukeis View Post
    .... question, are they able to do I without TTM? ....
    Yes it can be done but there's a higher risk of inaccuracy.
    Trying to put myself in your shoes, I would simply go ahead and have it completed at this place.
    It's highly likely to be just fine and you can always have it checked and redone when you eventually get back home to someone you trust.

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    If the car has been given a little time to self level on the aligner I dont think not being in TTM makes a lot of difference if any HOWEVER the tech instructions do say it should be in TTM so this should be followed wherever possible.

    At my last wheel alignment (after 150,000km) it was measured at onroad height and found to be not perfect but within tolerances. As I drive at onroad height -20mm I wanted it to be aligned at that height - when lowered again the numbers basically did not move - went into TTM and alignment done. I think TTM reduces suspension movement by 10mm (please correct if I am wrong) so in reality if the car has already settled all should be good.

    This is a worry though - at a major national tyre place - no not Bob Jane - and saw a D3 getting aligned and asked if they had put it into TTM and they did not know what I was taking about but they new the suspension needed to be locked - so all they did was lock the suspension at Access height and did the alignment . Hmm I wonder how many tyres the owner went through after that.

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