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Old 22-03-2012, 08:42 AM
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Default Tracking / Geometry set up - serious advice please :-)

I have a S2 RS Turbo and am nearing the completion of a full underside resto.

Obviously as this was a full resto all suspension components were removed from the car and either refurbished or replaced with new.

Now my issue is this - given it has had new rear tie bars, new tie rod ends on the front and the track control arms (these are adjustable track control arms not the standard static arms) removed everything will need to be set up again.

The car also has koni adjustable shocks and runs on 17's.

To get this all alligned properly what do people suggest ? also any idea of expected costs so i dont get ripped

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depends on budget, there was a company down your way that Chip was talking about a few years ago IIRC, let me see if i can find it.......
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found it https://passionford.com/forum/genera...harrogate.html

not cheap tho!! i would go with a local company would can do tracking, but as said it depends on what you want to spend

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At the end of the day its a low use road car - no track use and essentially all i want to do is get the wheels lined up and pointing in the right direction - is a tracking set up enough for this or do i need more than that ???
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Originally Posted by s2turbsZVH
At the end of the day its a low use road car - no track use and essentially all i want to do is get the wheels lined up and pointing in the right direction - is a tracking set up enough for this or do i need more than that ???
anyone can do that with a decent 4 wheel alignment machine piece of piss mate should be about £65
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In that case, just a laser wheel alignment will do, I use a retired old fella with good kit who charges me 25 quid

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my car is going in at the end of the month for a 4 wheel alignment costing £108.
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did the OP get this sorted?
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