wheel alignment

[oliew]

hi mate,
be interested to see where you get yours done, mines in need of this too after h&r coilovers now.
my mates garage has the 4wheel alignment laser tools that slot on each wheel, front to back not sure how this compares to the specialist tools?
Ol

[MarkB]

How low did you go Oli?

Got any pic's?

[oliew]

Mark, not taken any pics with 19s on but i have one with 17s somewhere.
its low but doesnt scrape arches cornering (still stock ARBS), cats always rub on speedhumps now.
Ol

[S4TAN]

I'm booked into APS next week - after getting the suspension and ARBs done plus the new brakes and tyres my wheels are well out of alignment - got a quote of between £45 to £65 + VAT all in for the work (dependent upon how long it takes), and they have the latest VAG Beissbarth jobby there - not bad i reckon.

[oliew]

wheres APS mate?
i want somewhere with that beissbarth thing, just to know its done spot on, id do it myself with 4wd clip on jobbys but i dont know if itl be as good! i cant ever figuire out if the back wheels are in line with the front wheels fair enough but who says the front wheels are tracked together... confuses me )

[S4TAN]

@oli

APS in Brackley could have done it for less I'm sure and they have a Beissbarth setup. They may still be a bit far South for you - close to the M40 though and I can recommend them.

http://www.autops.co.uk/html/workshop.html

[GrahamS4]

They are good guys in general. As we know the 2.7t is a specialist beast, but for stuff like this I recommend APS in the absence of your preferred garage having the right equipment. Just listen to their MKV Golf R32 too.

[S4TAN]

Yeah - good tip Graham - thanks. Brackley is only a couple of miles away from me but i was completely unaware of their existence. Not mentioned in yellow pages etc.....

Was going to Stealth but they quoted me £100 + VAT and i couldn't get in till 2 weeks time.

APS website shows them as having the latest VAG set-up as well...

[s4gilly]

looks like im going to aps gonna get booked in tomorrow, gona need a new set of rear tires too, as when i had my car on the ramps to fit my DTS i noticed the insides where very worn

Anybody know where i can get a set of eagle f1's cheaper than mytyres?

[GrahamS4]

Four 225/17's were just over £400 at my local Just Tyres (fitted).

[S4TAN]

Update on this:

Had my wheels aligned today at APS in Brackley - excellent service, friendly and knowledgeable guys, the latest Beissbarth machine thingy for full 4-wheel alignment - all in all a pro job; highly recomended to anyone looking to get this done.

And the best thing of all? It cost £52 !!!! (all in, including VAT)

[MCB]

B****y hell nice one Mate! Specialists 1 Zillion (Lost count so thought that would be apropriate) Stealers 0

[S4TAN]

I know Paul - I was very impressed with them indeed! If anyone is within reasonable reach of Brackley then give 'em a go if you need wheel alignment done properly (and incredibly inexpensively!) ...

[ash318]

Julian have you noticed any difference now everythings pointing in the right direction.

[rolskii]

Julian have you noticed any difference now everythings pointing in the right direction.

Dont be silly --------- he's just finding it harder to blame the equipment ....