Wheel Alignment Surrey/London

SamP84 · Post by **SamP84** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:54 am

Hi all,

Enjoying my car but it follows bumps and camber like nobodies business.

Had Eibach springs fitted recently by previous owner. Good tyres with even wear and matching on each axle. No nasty noises and feels tight and good... just feels a bit terrifying on B roads.

Want to get alignment done to see if it helps, any recommendations? Or even alternative ideas as to why the car does this!

2006 3.0si m sport suspension with eibach springs and standard 18 wheels and tyres on non run flat. 88k miles.

Thanks all

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:55 am

TWG Automotive in Camberley - they're very good - ask for the M3 csl alignment

hopz121 · Post by **hopz121** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:43 pm

Hounslow tyres, Great service and price (£50) No frills place but they know exactly what they are doing

thecremeegg · Post by **thecremeegg** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:49 pm

Merrow tyres in Farnham are good - owner has had a normal Z4 and a Z4M - £30 each end to align, he asks what you want the car to do

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:53 pm

hopz121 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:43 pm Hounslow tyres, Great service and price (£50) No frills place but they know exactly what they are doing

Bargain!

Mine was £115 from Elite. Seems OK, but they seem a bit 'generic', rather than giving personal/individual service e.g the m3 csl alignment suggested in another post.

I asked whether they could do anything about the excessive negative rear camber (-2.5deg) and they just said all the alignments are green so are within spec.

hopz121 · Post by **hopz121** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:50 pm

ben g wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:53 pm
hopz121 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:43 pm Hounslow tyres, Great service and price (£50) No frills place but they know exactly what they are doing
Bargain!

Mine was £115 from Elite. Seems OK, but they seem a bit 'generic', rather than giving personal/individual service e.g the m3 csl alignment suggested in another post.

I asked whether they could do anything about the excessive negative rear camber (-2.5deg) and they just said all the alignments are green so are within spec.

They will listen to what you want, don't give advice as such but if you say i want this set like this etc they will do what they can

Scooba_Steve · Post by **Scooba_Steve** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:12 pm

+1 for Hounslow though it was interesting getting on the ramp so they got me to do it! Chatted to the guy the whole time who didn't mind at all, keen and thorough.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:03 pm

Ed Doe wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:55 am TWG Automotive in Camberley - they're very good - ask for the M3 csl alignment

Great news - I didn't know TWG did alignment!

For the last 4 years my BMWs have only ever been taken to TWG - highly recommended!

SamP84 · Post by **SamP84** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:20 pm

Cheers everyone for the advice, this forum is awesome... watch this space.

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:38 am

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:03 pm
Ed Doe wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:55 am TWG Automotive in Camberley - they're very good - ask for the M3 csl alignment
Great news - I didn't know TWG did alignment!

For the last 4 years my BMWs have only ever been taken to TWG - highly recommended!

Will races in the Legends series so he really does know how to set a car up too

monkeymax · Post by **monkeymax** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:32 am

hopz121 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:50 pm ben g wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:53 pm
hopz121 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:43 pm
Hounslow tyres, Great service and price (£50) No frills place but they know exactly what they are doing
Bargain!

Mine was £115 from Elite. Seems OK, but they seem a bit 'generic', rather than giving personal/individual service e.g the m3 csl alignment suggested in another post.

I asked whether they could do anything about the excessive negative rear camber (-2.5deg) and they just said all the alignments are green so are within spec.
They will listen to what you want, don't give advice as such but if you say i want this set like this etc they will do what they can

Yes, I had this too; I arrived there (admittedly with a Toyota!) and handed them the set up I wanted, based on a TRD set up. The guy looked at me and asked if I was after a more over-steery set up than standard, I said yes (I'd just finished a complete suspension rebuild so it was all out of alignment anyway) and we debated it until arriving at a half-way house kind of solution. They know their stuff but maybe you just need to speak to the right person...

At the other end of Surry as it's in Hampshire, but if Southampton is closer to you then I can recommend the appropriately named Wheel Alignment centre there. Again, the owner came across as someone who really knew his stuff and has clearly worked on all kinds of cars.

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