How much you paid to get your front tracking done?

[CoolHands]

I need to get my front tracking done today. Not rear. Not 4-wheel alignment BS. So I'm going to go round a couple of places and ask how much. If you've had it done, how much we talking?
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[jagnet]

Took mine to ATS the other week as the tyre wear was showing signs of excessive toe out. Initial check was free and then £39.99 to have it adjusted if needs be.

[StottyZr]

I've paid £15 before.

[CoolHands]

jagnet said:

Took mine to ATS the other week as the tyre wear was showing signs of excessive toe out. Initial check was free and then £39.99 to have it adjusted if needs be.

wow that's more than I expected

[jagnet]

I'm sure you can get cheaper if you phone around first and have any independent garages near you offering alignment services.

Even at £40, it's still cheap compared to the cost of new tyres and higher fuel consumption if your alignment is out.

[Dog Star]

Tracking is a load of old bks - having it done by the likes your local fast fit chain even more so. Do these places take a look at the alignment from front to rear? Your camber and toe?

Get a proper 4 wheel alignment done on a Hunter or Beissbarth (spel?) machine. Won't cost much more than the £39 mentioned above normally and it really alters the whole feel of the car.

[jon-]

STS tyre pros mostly use the top of the range hunters... doesn't mean the guy using it knows how to set it up right tho

[Snowboy]

Without telling you how to suck eggs.

If it's a rwd performance job I'd go for 4 wheels tracking.
Actually, if it's a halfway decent FWD car I'd do that too – it shouldn’t cost much more than just the fronts.

If it's a cheap shed that's just pulling to the right a bit then £20-40 at the local Kwick Fit will see you right.

[Moley RUFC]

£30 from Midland VW in Cannock. Superb garage with plenty of car taken with your wheels too.

[Evangelion]

£45 + vat per end near me, but they do everything not just the toe.

[LuS1fer]

About £78 for tracking and camber/castor after spring replacement (by me). Ripped off.

[notallthere]

nope

[Chuck328]

£100!

Included sorting the camber that the previous owner had at a ridiculous angle (inner of the fronts worn away).

Still felt that was a bit steep!

[CoolHands]

well two places I rang: one was £42; but the other (target tyres in northolt) was £30. So I'm off to target tyres

[supersingle]

Two spanners and a tape measure.

Job's a good 'un!

[Ozzie Osmond]

It's more important to get it done properly than to get it done cheaply.

[NHK244V]

Any backstreet tyre shop will set the tracking to zero for a tenna to get it set to the correct setting your looking at £25 pluss.

[Astra Dan]

Does a Golf even have anything other than front toe adjustment anyway?

I borrow a pair of old school tracking gauges if I'm really worried, or I've even just looked at the state of the tyres over a long time and adjust by eye and it's been fine. Doesn't keep the steering wheel 100% true, mind.
One method that should is the two bricks and a bit of string method, fancy trying that out.

[Richard A]

Ozzie Osmond said:

It's more important to get it done properly than to get it done cheaply.

First sensible comment on this thread.

[CoolHands]

Ozzie Osmond said:

It's more important to get it done properly than to get it done cheaply.

Idiotic comment more like. Why pay someone 12 quid more to do the same job? I've just come back and the ones I used (the cheapest shock horror) were really good. Laser alignment on all four wheels to get the fronts squared with the back. Got it all spot-on. Anyway, you get your cheque-book out if it keeps you happy. I'll spend mine on a couple of bottles of wine.