Wheel Alignment Reccomendations

[rickyw]

Inner edge of my OSF tyre on my Alfa is wearing a bit fast, so I need to get the camber sorted. Question is, does anyone know of a reputable place to do this? I want to avoid fast fit type places as I feel they never do it right!
BTW I'm in Cumbernauld.

[klimakool]

through working in some garages and helping them out, i've found alot of the main dealers have good systems, especially mitsubishi dealers for setting up evo's. also the most sofisticated systems i've saw are in bodyshops for reseting a car after a smash

[Mr Muppet]

a few miles away but I used this place on the recommendation of a BMW Mtech mechanic who uses them for his own M3, Worked a treat on my Z3.


Braidwood Auto Services Ltd
35 Lanark Rd, Braidwood, Carluke, ML8 4PW
01555 759339

[kmm]

There is a guy on this forum who races and has a garage in Cumbernauld. He offered setting a few cars up for free as he was quiter that week. I missed out on the freebie, but did contact him regarding setting up my Audi. I haven't been yet, so can't ofer feed back. I think his name was Pete, but i can check through my emails if you want his contact details.

Progrip in Bonnybridge have a good name and i used them to set up my sunny gti-r years ago. Carluke is only 20-25 mins from you, so the previous recommendation is worth looking at also.

[Adrenochrome]

kmm said:

Progrip in Bonnybridge have a good name and i used them to set up my sunny gti-r years ago.

I'll second Pro-Grip,transformed my Cerbera

[deuchars]

kmm said:

There is a guy on this forum who races and has a garage in Cumbernauld. He offered setting a few cars up for free as he was quiter that week. I missed out on the freebie, but did contact him regarding setting up my Audi. I haven't been yet, so can't ofer feed back. I think his name was Pete, but i can check through my emails if you want his contact details.

Progrip in Bonnybridge have a good name and i used them to set up my sunny gti-r years ago. Carluke is only 20-25 mins from you, so the previous recommendation is worth looking at also.

I luckily got one of the free places offered by pete, unfortunately my car was too low at the front and his equipment couldn't fit over the tyres. His new premises look great and I would be happy to use him for work in future.

http://www.tadstar.co.uk/

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[bigwheel]

Kenneth Brown in Hillington sorted out my other car, a Civic that was crabbing badly. Purely by geometry and a couple of off-set bolts. He also sets up various race cars.

[a11y_m]

Adrenochrome said:

kmm said:

Progrip in Bonnybridge have a good name and i used them to set up my sunny gti-r years ago.

I'll second Pro-Grip,transformed my Cerbera

I'll third Pro-Grip - taken my last few cars there for alignment and also bushing replacements. John really seems to know his stuff, made a good difference to my Z4.

[Customdetailers]

John a pro-grip what this guy doesn't know aint worth knowing personally!

[rickyw]

Cheers Guys. Progrip sound like the place to go!

[rickyw]

Went and seen John a Pro Grip yesterday. Really nice guy & spent the time to get the settings just right. Car drove a lot better on the way back Only slight problem is that this morning I heard a knocking nose from the OSF. Found it to be the lock nut for the track rod being loose. Remember him taking a call when he was doing that bit, so 100% gen mistake. I'll give him a call on Monday when he reopens.

[whistler 2010]

There is a guy on this forum who races and has a garage in Cumbernauld. He offered setting a few cars up for free as he was quiter that week. I missed out on the freebie, but did contact him regarding setting up my Audi. I haven't been yet, so can't ofer feed back. I think his name was Pete, but i can check through my emails if you want his contact details.



ETA
Suggest you read this!
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... and Shaming

Edited by whistler 2010 on Monday 19th April 18:15

Edited by Big Al. on Tuesday 20th April 10:11

[rickyw]

I now would go no where else except pro grip. John has transformed the feel of my car. You could not meet a nicer guy. He sorted the wee problem no probs!
Glad I have found someone who can set geometry correctly.

Never made the SMRC meet this weekend, so don't know what you mean.

[Ian974]

whistler 2010 said:

There is a guy on this forum who races and has a garage in Cumbernauld. He offered setting a few cars up for free as he was quiter that week. I missed out on the freebie, but did contact him regarding setting up my Audi. I haven't been yet, so can't ofer feed back. I think his name was Pete, but i can check through my emails if you want his contact details.

ETA
Suggest you read this!
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... and Shaming

Edited by whistler 2010 on Monday 19th April 18:15

Never having been to either garage, so no bias (I have heard more of pro grip being mentioned before, but understand tadstar are newer?)
But that just seems a bit of an odd (first) post. No idea how the tadstar car went at all at the weekend, but looking at the car on the web page, it looks like a reasonably serious piece of kit. Surely the car can speak for itself, particularly being entered into a race series?

Edited by Big Al. on Tuesday 20th April 10:12