Hunter 4 wheel alignment (Will it make a difference)

[blunderthumbs]

Thinking of taking my Z4 E85 3.0L for a Hunter 4 wheel alignment. Is it worth the £90 to £120 to have it done? Steering is a bit skittish (Not Sticky) When getting up to motorway speeds and I've noticed my N/S front tyre is starting to scrub on the inside which I'm guessing suggests :roll: the Tracking is out. Was going to take it to Mike at the Zed Shed to have the steering column adjusted to hopefully sort the skittish steering problem but as the tyre is scrubbing I thought It would be a better idea to get the Tracking/Wheel alignment sorted first. Has anyone on the forum had this done, and did it make a difference ?

 

[Wyldie85]

Is it worth having the tracking done first to see if that helps cure any issues? If not, then look at the wheel alignment.
I had 4 wheel alignment done on my e85 and it helped massively. I had a slight vibration through the steering wheel at around 20-30mph.

 

[blunderthumbs]

Is it worth having the tracking done first to see if that helps cure any issues? If not, then look at the wheel alignment.
I had 4 wheel alignment done on my e85 and it helped massively. I had a slight vibration through the steering wheel at around 20-30mph.

Getting the tracking done first then finding out it's not made any difference is surely a waste of cash isn't it. ? I'm guessing the Hunter alignment also includes sorting the tracking problem :?

 

[skelters]

Get them to check the bushes and the seized track rod ends.

If the bushes haven't been changed they'll probably need replacing.

After that's been sorted get the wheels balanced then an alignment check and adjustment.

It'll be like driving a new car.

 

[Toed64]

As skelters said, get the bushes checked first.

I just had my front wishbone bushes replaced (and upgraded) and a full alignment done. The before figures were dreadful and afterwards the car is transformed. I'm so pleased with the result.

 

[skmattwell]

I have the exact problem you're talking about and had the 4 wheel alignment done yesterday. Made no noticeable difference, but they did say the bushes looked very worn (which is super common on these cars)

If I were to go back in time I'd get the bushes replaced and the wheel tracking afterwards.

 

[brillomaster]

does it feel like its steering unintentionally from the rear? i had the rear trailing arm bushes completely disintegrate once, made the car awful. but easy enough to put in new ones, which made the car feel heaps better.

while you're there, i understand rear lower control arms from an E46 M3 fit straight on, and replace what was previously a bushing with a ball joint, and give greater control of the rear toe angle, at the expense of a tiny bit of NVH.