After a few weeks...

[HDPete]

After a few weeks getting to know the RS6 PE and its characteristics, I think that I need my geometry sorting out. The car is on air and has no mods over the PE standard list.

I know that the tyres are extra low profile, but I find the car tracks at the crown of the road when overtaking hard. I know that this has been mentioned in the torque steer thread, but it has caught me out on a few occasions where I've almost been sucked into the side of the car I'm passing, looking like a right tit. Also, the lane assist seems to want to fight me, even in a straight line, no matter what driving style setting is selected. The car just feels 'heavy' I also had a rather scary aquaplane situation last night. I wasn't gunning it, there wasn't a huge puddle (just surface water) and the TCS didn't kick in, but the car definitely skewed off centre suddenly.

Can anyone recommend a specialist in the south BH/SO postcode (Bournemouth, Christchurch, Salisbury, Poole, Southampton) who can get the geo checked and adjusted?

Thanks
Pete

[Markp]

Just had mine done and it fixed the problem you describe. The car is not very adjustable and any decent outfit can set it up to exact factory spec - something Audi seem unable to do.

[HDPete]

I presume that there's a specific type of tracking that I should be asking for, and that price would be a good indication that I'm getting the right service?

Is it a Hunter full geometry for around £100 that I need to be asking for?

[MikeFish]

Yes hunter is the one to go for. Price will normally vary by how much adjustment they have to make.
Don't both taking it to kwik fit... what a waste of time!

Stick you postcode into this website to find your nearest Hunter centre:
http://www.alignmycar.co.uk/

[HDPete]

Well, just about to go and try it out:

[HDPete]

Not that I even pretend to understand the numbers, but the car drives like I always expected it to.

It's so light in a straight line, whereas before I was fighting it.

No more heavy steering to go around a slight bend either.

Well done Shaun at Christchurch Tyre Co!

[Markp]

Right tyre pressures help too when running 550+ bhp

[HDPete]

Good point

However as the car is only a few weeks old, it hadn't even occurred to me to check the pressures...

[MikeFish]

My pressures were spot on from factory.
But my alignment was much worse (although I lowered it too).
But yes I found the car felt much lighter after the alignment.