Got any recommendations?
Thanks, David
Wheel Alignment Shop in Cowichan Valley
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seapotato
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dchsw
Hmm, well, I've done that kind of thing on my series trucks, but this is a rangie and the alignment problem is indicated by excessive wear on the inseide edge of both front tyres and a steering wobble over 110 Km/h. Aslo, if I'me going to shell out well over $100 a corner plus spare for new rubber, I want to know they're good for a few years.
Of course, the uneven wear could be due to worn ball joints, dodgy contral arm busings, broken spring, all kind of things, but I want to eliminate alignment as a problem.
Of course, the uneven wear could be due to worn ball joints, dodgy contral arm busings, broken spring, all kind of things, but I want to eliminate alignment as a problem.
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rezdiver
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"Of course, the uneven wear could be due to worn ball joints, dodgy contral arm busings, broken spring, all kind of things, but I want to eliminate alignment as a problem."
No point in doing an alignment if you may have some of these issues. as repairing them could throw your new alignment off, and you have to do it again. most of what you mentioned could be a cause of vibration and tire wear.
I suggest get everything else sorted and eliminated first.
there is a very good shop in victoria ( i forgot their name), they are always very very buisy. it is just off of burnside road near lordco. coming up from douglas onto burnside drive past lordco turn left at the immediate road and they are the second building on the left i believe.
they are not cheap.
No point in doing an alignment if you may have some of these issues. as repairing them could throw your new alignment off, and you have to do it again. most of what you mentioned could be a cause of vibration and tire wear.
I suggest get everything else sorted and eliminated first.
there is a very good shop in victoria ( i forgot their name), they are always very very buisy. it is just off of burnside road near lordco. coming up from douglas onto burnside drive past lordco turn left at the immediate road and they are the second building on the left i believe.
they are not cheap.
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DaveB
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Put it on an alignment rack, its only $80 and every type of machine out there should be able to accommodate your Range Rover. Have them check all the components for wear/play, then go do the repairs. After that, get it realigned at the Rover-friendly shop of your choice.
But putting it on a rack right off the bat to see what the problems are is the way I'd approach it.
If you do have a vibration that comes on or off at a specific speed, its often an indication of one or both tie-rod ends being worn. I once drove an old Peugeot, which eventually was the donor for the engine now running in my Series IIa. We used to joke that it had a vibration on exit and re-entry to the atmosphere as it vibrated like crazy at 65 -70 KPH and then totally smoothed out. Turned out to be 2 totally worn out tie-rod ends...
cheers, Dave
But putting it on a rack right off the bat to see what the problems are is the way I'd approach it.
If you do have a vibration that comes on or off at a specific speed, its often an indication of one or both tie-rod ends being worn. I once drove an old Peugeot, which eventually was the donor for the engine now running in my Series IIa. We used to joke that it had a vibration on exit and re-entry to the atmosphere as it vibrated like crazy at 65 -70 KPH and then totally smoothed out. Turned out to be 2 totally worn out tie-rod ends...
cheers, Dave
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