Hi folks,
Decided to lower my car further from M030 using Eibach -30 springs this week, I was hoping to get X74 geo but the guy in Kwikfit was having all sorts of problems on their Hunter alignment system which I believe is fairly foolproof. After almost 2 hours of faffing around and my guidance (!) they couldn't get it aligned so didn't charge me.
The strange thing is that they couldn't get matching camber settings on the rear wheels despite most suspension components being replaced on the car within the last 2 yrs (under 15,000m).
I've ended up with 0.12' toe either side but the rear left has -1.5' Camber and the Right has -2.35'.
X74 spec is -1.4' +/- 10' so I could live with the rear left but why is the right out so much when matching components have been used?
They just couldn't get the toe v's camber balance right.
Am I going to need to buy ADJUSTABLE toe control arms or is something else required? Annoyingly I only replaced the standard TRW arms 3 months ago so I'd prefer not to buy new ones or do you think that another more experienced shop could get it aligned?
These are the adjustable arms I've found after a quick web search:
Hardrace £215
https://www.driftworks.com/hardrace...MI846r9KuL3wIVm4KzCh3gVAFDEAQYAyABEgLBufD_BwE
eBay modified arms (like Infrasilver (?) made up) £290 with boots
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adjustab...1-996-997-Boxster-Cayman-986-987/223214525257
I'd like to not spend a small fortune changing parts and repetitive £100 geo sessions but need to fix it soon to save my tyres.
Advice appreciated thanks. I live near Sevenoaks in Kent if anyone can recommend an experience alignment shop.
Decided to lower my car further from M030 using Eibach -30 springs this week, I was hoping to get X74 geo but the guy in Kwikfit was having all sorts of problems on their Hunter alignment system which I believe is fairly foolproof. After almost 2 hours of faffing around and my guidance (!) they couldn't get it aligned so didn't charge me.
The strange thing is that they couldn't get matching camber settings on the rear wheels despite most suspension components being replaced on the car within the last 2 yrs (under 15,000m).
I've ended up with 0.12' toe either side but the rear left has -1.5' Camber and the Right has -2.35'.
X74 spec is -1.4' +/- 10' so I could live with the rear left but why is the right out so much when matching components have been used?
They just couldn't get the toe v's camber balance right.
Am I going to need to buy ADJUSTABLE toe control arms or is something else required? Annoyingly I only replaced the standard TRW arms 3 months ago so I'd prefer not to buy new ones or do you think that another more experienced shop could get it aligned?
These are the adjustable arms I've found after a quick web search:
Hardrace £215
https://www.driftworks.com/hardrace...MI846r9KuL3wIVm4KzCh3gVAFDEAQYAyABEgLBufD_BwE
eBay modified arms (like Infrasilver (?) made up) £290 with boots
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adjustab...1-996-997-Boxster-Cayman-986-987/223214525257
I'd like to not spend a small fortune changing parts and repetitive £100 geo sessions but need to fix it soon to save my tyres.
Advice appreciated thanks. I live near Sevenoaks in Kent if anyone can recommend an experience alignment shop.