hunter and jim beam (?) machine

[imp75]

Do both of these produce the same results? I know its best to have 4 wheel alignment done, not just regular tracking, and been told that a hunter machine will do this. Can you get same from Jim beam/bean?

I was gonna get this done a month or two back but new baby has scuppered most of my plans until now. Have been put in touch with a company using jb machine who say it ll cost 36 quid and seems too good to be true.

 

[James_G]

Ultimately it will be as much down to the operator as to the machine, so I wouldn't get too hung up on it if I were you. For example over the years not every operator has weighted my cars properly, nor checked the tyre pressures to ensure consistently, even though they should.

From what I read a John Bean machine should be much like a Hunter though, in that it's a proper geometry machine and not some Kwik Fit esq piece of string. See here - http://www.johnbean.com/johnbean/wa.asp

Most places charge an initial flat rate that includes one adjustment. So your £36 may or may not cover a full adjustment. If all your wheels need doing then it may be more, or they could just be cheap. Normally I budget about £60 - £80 for this sort of thing, and for those of us in the south I can recommend Wheels in Motion/Blackboots.

 

[imp75]

Cheers james. Another member said he had it done at the same place and was happy with the results. I'll prepare for a bigger bill though as I'm sure all wheels will need adjusting.