4 Wheel Alignment at Grimaldi Engineering

[Nigelo]

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Grimaldi Engineering has just installed the latest state-of-the-art 4 wheel alignment equipment and nows offers full geometry setup on site for Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini.

Roberto Grimaldi has chosen highly advanced, brand new equipment, for maximum precision and is therefore able to offer this service for race and track day cars as well as the road going classic tipos.

Rob told me earlier that customers who use bespoke setups can have multiple settings for each vehicle stored on the system for future reference, comparsion and of course instant recall.

As Eurospares are just 50 metres from Grimaldi Engineering's doorstep, all suspension parts are readily available where needed.

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[Pork]

Interesting.

I know its like 'how long is a piece of string' but what sort of cost is a 4-wheel alignment?

[Nigelo]

I understand from Roberto that Grimaldi Engineering anticipate charging between £299 and £500 depending on work done and therefore time spent. A full check for suspension wear is included and will be carried prior to the geo as excessive play would render the setup pointless. Obviously they will refer to the Customer with recommendations if the geo cannot be performed

hope this helps

[voicey]

What make and model of machine do they have? I only ask as I have a mild interest in suspension and geometry.

[UH-Matt]

Sounds quite expensive considering there are one or two very well known places with the right gear and knowledge already, doing it a fair bet cheaper.. (mine being done thursday).

[ChrisFitz]

UH-Matt said:

Sounds quite expensive considering there are one or two very well known places with the right gear and knowledge already, doing it a fair bet cheaper.. (mine being done thursday).

What knowledge do you need apart from the settings? These are widely available so I don't see the huge cost.
£75 - £150 sounds more like the cost should be.

I get my Subaru checked every year and it doesn't cost anywhere near that.

[UH-Matt]

ChrisFitz said:

UH-Matt said:

Sounds quite expensive considering there are one or two very well known places with the right gear and knowledge already, doing it a fair bet cheaper.. (mine being done thursday).

What knowledge do you need apart from the settings? These are widely available so I don't see the huge cost.
£75 - £150 sounds more like the cost should be.

I get my Subaru checked every year and it doesn't cost anywhere near that.

Settings on paper are fine but from my experience it is good to go to a place which knows the specific car as they tend to have better settings and have a chat with you to see what you want from the car. Mine is being put to correct geo and then being made a little more agressive, as well as a small drop in ride height on the adjustable suspension.

I wouldn't go just anywhere, but cost wise shouldn't be more than £100-200 depending on how long you have them spend on it for you, even at reputable places like Wheels in Motion and Backdraft Motorsport, both of which I have used. My car is with Backdraft right now, they are extremely good at what they do and it was nice to see their 2 new Gallardo race cars in many many pieces in the workshop

[voicey]

ChrisFitz said:

What knowledge do you need apart from the settings? These are widely available so I don't see the huge cost.
£75 - £150 sounds more like the cost should be.

I get my Subaru checked every year and it doesn't cost anywhere near that.

On a Ferrari it not just a matter of turning a screw until the computer says stop - the geo is adjusted by changing the thickness of shims that sit between the wishbone and the chassis. It is very time consuming just to unbolt everything, change the shim, bolt it back up and then re-measure on the machine. Add in the fact that if you change one shim to change one setting it throws the others out then you're looking at several hours labour for the simplest of sets.

Personally, I've been using Wheels in Motion in Chesham for my geo for years now and really rate them. My current 360 was done by them and it took about 3 hours.