Hi, can anybody tell me from experience the best place to get the prodrive geometry setup done ? Preferably within 100 miles of West London. I've gotton tyres and wheel alignment from Micheldever Tyres before now. Are they likely to able to oblige and if so do I need to book up ?

Thanks for any info.

Cheers, Ian.

 

Micheldever can do the geometry settings no problem, they have done loads of Imprezas, you definitely need to book up for a Saturday and get there early, best bet is ring them up and see what they say.

 

What difference does the Prodrive Geometry make?

 

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

 

Where are Micheldever? Does anyone have their phone number please?

Full

 

cskip,

For me the Prodrive geometry made the car more stable under braking and increased the front-end cornering grip and bite, reducing understeer. Tramlining was also reduced.

 

Still suffers bump-steer though!

 

Junction 8 of the M3, and follow signs to Micheldever train station. It's right next door to it!!

 

Moray:

What is bump-steer?? How do you reduce it?

Gustavo

 

Moray/
Had the geometry done and do not get the "bump-Steer" Powerstation done a good job for me. Very noticable on the track.
Bob Iles

 

Gustavo,

The term 'Bump Steer' refers to changes in the toe angle on the front axle when the suspension is under compression or drooping.

Power Station measure this by setting the suspension to zero toe, and then measure the change by compressing and extending the front suspension. A thin shim is used to reposition the steering rack so as to compensate for this.

On my car (MY98 with standard suspension) this reduced the toe change from -25/+30 minutes to -5/+10. The effect of this (and changes in toe at the rear, and front camber to 0.45 degrees) was very noticable on the drive home. The steering feels much more responsive, and turn-in and front end grip are quite a lot better than before.

My car previously had a tendency to float and feel unsettled in fast corner, which undermined my confidence. It now turns in sharply, and simply follows the chosed line faithfully, without needing correction as before. It simply feels much more 'together' than before, and you tend to drive harder as a result.

I'm suprised how much difference it has made, especially as the geometry was pretty close beforehand. I was impressed by the care that Power Station took to get things bang-on accurate, the result is excellent value at around £100.

Regards,

Alex

P.S. I'll post my before/after measurements if anyone is interested in doing this but can't get to Cheltenham.