Wadders
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 07:46 PM |
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cost to set up car?
Anyone know what i would expect to pay for a professional to check and set up my suspension geometry?
cheers
Al.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 07:55 PM |
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Al, you have U2U. 
Phil
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jos
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 08:18 PM |
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£50 max ish
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Jubal
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 08:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jos
£50 max ish
Are you sure? Where?
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 08:46 PM |
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I'm interested in this too...had mine done by Demon Tweeks, but they set it up to the same spec as an elise ?! 
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iank
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 08:56 PM |
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Depends what you want. If you know the settings you want and the suspension is easily adjustable the £50 ish quote is about right to set it up
without corner weighting (see http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=50619 )
If you want them to set the car to optimal for a specific job it will depend how long it takes x their reputation.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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higgsti
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 09:06 PM |
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had mine done on a laser alignment machine first time cost me £40 but didnt need much second time 2hrs cost me £100.ive got my own corner weight guage
so did that myself.if you want ive got a pdf from westfield with toe/camber settings for front and rear of a westfield megabusa which is basically the
same for cec and would be right for any seven type car
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lsdweb
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 09:56 PM |
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4 wheel alignment, camber and castor and corner weights, all done from full / new rebuild so a fair bit of adjustment - £150.
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pif
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 10:07 PM |
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i have been looking for a 4 wheel laser allignment for the last week or so with no luck. can anyone reccomend somewhere in the northwest pref south
manchester. Also tried searching for good set up basics and could only find the mac 1 advice on here, Should this be any different for my 5 yr old
indy bird for road use and one lardy driver. any thoughts on an optimum set up.
thanks
been a bit of a rush job really, bodged it all together in just 5 1/2 years.
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higgsti
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 10:34 PM |
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ha dmine done at thistlethwaites at bolton.theres also ric woods at stockport
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worX
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 05:43 AM |
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pif, You have a U2U!
quote:
Originally posted by pif
i have been looking for a 4 wheel laser allignment for the last week or so with no luck. can anyone reccomend somewhere in the northwest pref south
manchester. Also tried searching for good set up basics and could only find the mac 1 advice on here, Should this be any different for my 5 yr old
indy bird for road use and one lardy driver. any thoughts on an optimum set up.
thanks
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RazMan
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 09:59 AM |
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£150 is what I paid - which was everything except corner weighting.
Basic laser alignment at your local tyre supplier is around £50.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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procomp
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| posted on 10/7/07 at 02:38 PM |
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Hi bit late in on this one.(been on hols)
But a profesional setup ( not your local tyre fitters) should if doing every thing Ie: Rideheights - all tracking - castor - cambers - centerlining
track - cornerweights - removing all dampers/springs checking springs and running dampers on dyno for checking/balancing. Should be around the £200
ish mark.
Cheers matt
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DickieB
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| posted on 11/7/07 at 10:02 AM |
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And I can thoroughly recommend Procomp to carry out this service (and no, I do not get any money for saying this! )
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pif
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| posted on 13/7/07 at 10:26 PM |
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hi, update.
i booked in at ric woods as reccomended in this thread and he did camber, castor, toe in, rideheights and 4 wheel align for £211. thought it was a bit
expensive but the car is a dream now to drive. so much better. highly reccomend.
thanks for the advice
pif
been a bit of a rush job really, bodged it all together in just 5 1/2 years.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 05:59 PM |
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just to second procomp and others that offer a suspension setup service rather than a "laser tracking service", 200 quid will be money
well spent.
I have made a lot of bits and bobs for car setup over the years and will testify that it aint a 4 minute job!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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pumpers
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 10:01 PM |
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Got to say procomp do an excellent job, i ve also been to rik woods and wasn't impressed although that was for engine setup not chassis. Procomp
were fantastic and I can't thank them enough.
Craig.
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