Alignment and tracking

[AlexD333]

Do you think these will be effected after adding spring spacers and winding up the torsion? Or is it purely a lift?

 

[zippy656]

Yes will need adjustment

 

[Lincs Mav]

Yes will need doing. Choose a tyre centre that actually knows how to track a lifted terrano,maverick. When mine was lifted x2 tyres places said it couldn't be tracked because it was lifted. I went to bush tyres in the end who got it spot on and it only cost me a case of beer.

Cheers Gav

 

[AlexD333]

Ive got options, here was my weekend schedule, tyres sat morn, and wheel alignment at same place. Then Sunday at ricks place. Perhaps I should leave the alignment until after the lift. Question is - will a week of driving with the tracking not done do the new at tyres harm? I'll be doing 200 miles on Sunday...

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I would get the tracking done ASAP and get it checked again once you do the lift... Reason is, depending on how far it is out, it can do a lot of damage to new tyres in a very short time. In the past, I had a car take a brand new set of tyres out in less than 2000 miles, because of tracking, and I did not know...

Not only that, but bad tracking also puts more wear on other parts of the suspension.

 

[makeitfit]

Damage is done to the tyre straight away.After 200 miles or so any run off will cause more later. Even after correcting track and camber

 

[AlexD333]

I'm stuck then really...

Mabye I should just get tracking then lift, will be better than no tracking atall, mine have worn on inner edge badly:doh

 

[Lincs Mav]

Lift first then tracking.

Cheers Gav

 

[AlexD333]

Lift first then tracking.

Cheers Gav

Yup exactly what I did. Should have bought the tyres through the shop would have been free fitting, coz i didn't it cost me 50 quid for fitting, feel violated.

 

[richbids]

tracking

every time i have had my tracking done the tyre shops they alway seem to f--- it up and the steering wheel is off centre .so i got my self a set of dunlop tracking gauges and have learnt to do the tracking my self . if any one in plymouth needs help with there tracking on there t2 i am happy to help you .