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geometry/ alignment
Ihave a turbo2000 wagon which is pretty much standard except for adecatted exhaust system and a front strut brace .I do push the car hard when on the twisties and wondered if having the geometry changed would improve the driving experience ,not that its bad at the moment,Is wheel alignment something completely different to the geometry issue ,and where should I go to in the essex area to have these things looked at or changed.finallyhow much will it cost roughly.
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Originally Posted by 911
Call Power Engineering and chat to them.
A good 'specialist' alignment job will always be a benefit over the Works job.
G raham.
A good 'specialist' alignment job will always be a benefit over the Works job.
G raham.
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Graham are you on commission now?
Bumpsteer means they'll move the steering rack so that geometry doesn't change as much with the suspension travel.
You'll reap lots of rewards from a good geometry setup. A good setup won't necessarily make the car nervous and twitchy with a tendancy to snap on you. You can remove understeer without going to the other extreme of oversteer.
The cost should be totally dependant on time as unless you want to experiment a lot of the geometry settings that work should be well known.
Stefan
Bumpsteer means they'll move the steering rack so that geometry doesn't change as much with the suspension travel.
You'll reap lots of rewards from a good geometry setup. A good setup won't necessarily make the car nervous and twitchy with a tendancy to snap on you. You can remove understeer without going to the other extreme of oversteer.
The cost should be totally dependant on time as unless you want to experiment a lot of the geometry settings that work should be well known.
Stefan
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Colin,
The alignment we do here at powerstation is'nt a trade off where you lose composure elsewhere in the setup.
The bumpsteer will improve front end grip in the twisties but by no means will make it tail happy.
The cost for alignment and Bumpsteer is £120 as you state.
Trust me you wont be dissapointed.
Actual geometry settings would depend on what you want to do with the car, obviously we wouldn't give it a tyre wearing 2 degrees of camber if you only ever used it on the road.
Specialised settings can be done to suit your preferance / driving habits.
Andy
The alignment we do here at powerstation is'nt a trade off where you lose composure elsewhere in the setup.
The bumpsteer will improve front end grip in the twisties but by no means will make it tail happy.
The cost for alignment and Bumpsteer is £120 as you state.
Trust me you wont be dissapointed.
Actual geometry settings would depend on what you want to do with the car, obviously we wouldn't give it a tyre wearing 2 degrees of camber if you only ever used it on the road.
Specialised settings can be done to suit your preferance / driving habits.
Andy
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Stefan and all:
No, not on commision, just think that a company that puts itself up for 'exposure' on this Snet, activly responds (ie Fuzz) and has a good reputation (see their web site) is a good place to go.
I used to hill climb against an Sti RA (Carman) who was 'set-up' by Power Station and the car was very very nice to handle. We hired a sprint track and swopped cars.
I do the same for API, anyone who has delt with David will know he is the Real Deal.
Graham
No, not on commision, just think that a company that puts itself up for 'exposure' on this Snet, activly responds (ie Fuzz) and has a good reputation (see their web site) is a good place to go.
I used to hill climb against an Sti RA (Carman) who was 'set-up' by Power Station and the car was very very nice to handle. We hired a sprint track and swopped cars.
I do the same for API, anyone who has delt with David will know he is the Real Deal.
Graham
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