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Wheel Alignment

VSTrev

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Just want some opinion on this one - or if someone has some expert insider knowledge please come forward...

Clocked over 10000ks in the new car and as i have always done i took her in for a wheel alignment, balance, rotation - you know - the usual.

This is something i have done with my previous cars - get something like this every 10000ks and to be honest i have gotten some impressive miles out of my rubber.

I was informed today by a collegue that i am a bloody idiot. He recons that the newer cars have single mount points and rigid joints blah blah blah, and hence do not need wheel alignments because these things can't change. He recons all i need to do is the occassional wheel rotation. He went on to tell me how places like Bob jane will happily take my money and perform absolutly nothing.

I'm a driver, not a mechanic - i know sweetFA about this stuff. Does anyone know if this is true or not?
 

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Wheel alignments are still required more often if lots of rough/unformed road driving is done.
 

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Your mate's an ignorant fool. The VE suspension has more adjustment than any Commodore before it.

I get a 4 wheel alignment and re-balance done every 5,000km. What's $90?

Just go to a reputable place (not Bob Jane, Quick Fit etc), make sure they have a relatively new laser wheel aligner and get the before and after print out. Take it to your mate and prove him wrong.

Personal preference here, but I added about a degree of negative camber to the stock specs and it handles SO much better.
 

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Your mate's an ignorant fool. The VE suspension has more adjustment than any Commodore before it.

I get a 4 wheel alignment and re-balance done every 5,000km. What's $90?

Just go to a reputable place (not Bob Jane, Quick Fit etc), make sure they have a relatively new laser wheel aligner and get the before and after print out. Take it to your mate and prove him wrong.

Personal preference here, but I added about a degree of negative camber to the stock specs and it handles SO much better.

Positive rep for that 100% correct! being a wheel aligner i lol'd at the OP's mate ahahaha

EDIT: OP's mate is right about something, Bob Jane probs wont do **** and still charge you.
 

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Thanks guys - appreciate it...

Why is everyone so against Bob Jane - I have had some terrific service from these guys over the years, and they have been quite happy to answer my stupid questions and I have got better deals from them then some of the other chains and local guys too.

I have also met Bob Jane himself and he seemed like a nice bloke.
 

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im only against bob jane cos i used to work there, some of the stuff we dodged up would boggle your mind.
 

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My previous VX series 2 never had a wheel alignment done. I got 140K out of the original RE92 tyres. I was probably very lucky with the car. My current VE has 15K currently, but still no wheel alignment. Tyres are wearing evenly. Again, I'm probably lucky so far!
 

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My previous VX series 2 never had a wheel alignment done. I got 140K out of the original RE92 tyres. I was probably very lucky with the car. My current VE has 15K currently, but still no wheel alignment. Tyres are wearing evenly. Again, I'm probably lucky so far!

you are lucky by the sounds of things, we have VE's coming around 15k with there back tyres scrubbed out completely just check your inside edges to make sure they are ok.
 

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you are lucky by the sounds of things, we have VE's coming around 15k with there back tyres scrubbed out completely just check your inside edges to make sure they are ok.

Inside edges on my car are fine.:thumbsup: I have heard of the same thing regarding rear tyres scrubbed out at 15K, but mainly on V8 versions (probably driven hard!).:whistling
 
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