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Title: warning if not fitting genuine struts
Post by: Omega Pixie on 13 February 2008, 17:07:40
We have just finished  fitting struts wishbones etc took it to have full 4 wheel alignment found a clearance issue when adjusting the camber, the tyre walls are too close to the struts about 3mm on one side when I got home I checked size of struts compared originals the tube is 6mm bigger does any one know if i would get away with 3mm wheel spacers don't like the idea but I would like more clearance tyres are 225/55/16s. Anyway it's just a word of warning. Drives nice now though straight as a die.  Though we paid far too much for geometry set up in my opinion....£48 for machine to be turned on...then by the hour...they used two men to do job so it was £120 in the end!!!!
Title: Re: warning if not fitting genuine struts
Post by: ians on 13 February 2008, 17:40:13
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We have just finished  fitting struts wishbones etc took it to have full 4 wheel alignment found a clearance issue when adjusting the camber, the tyre walls are too close to the struts about 3mm on one side when I got home I checked size of struts compared originals the tube is 6mm bigger does any one know if i would get away with 3mm wheel spacers don't like the idea but I would like more clearance tyres are 225/55/16s. Anyway it's just a word of warning. Drives nice now though straight as a die.  Though we paid far too much for geometry set up in my opinion....£48 for machine to be turned on...then by the hour...they used two men to do job so it was £120 in the end!!!!

that would be one to drink the tea and the other to smoke the fag would it? ;D
Title: Re: warning if not fitting genuine struts
Post by: Omega Pixie on 13 February 2008, 17:48:27
no we watched them..they did both work on the car...it took them less than half an hour after they had taken the initial readings...i am thinking of retraining......not a bad hourly rate is it!!!  
More a case of one scratched his head the other scratched his ar*e!
Title: Re: warning if not fitting genuine struts
Post by: ians on 13 February 2008, 18:04:10
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no we watched them..they did both work on the car...it took them less than half an hour after they had taken the initial readings...i am thinking of retraining......not a bad hourly rate is it!!!  
More a case of one scratched his head the other scratched his ar*e!

Urgh!  I prefer my suggestion ;)
Title: Re: warning if not fitting genuine struts
Post by: Omega Pixie on 13 February 2008, 18:11:43
i think mine is nearer the truth though.. ;D
Title: Re: warning if not fitting genuine struts
Post by: ians on 13 February 2008, 18:18:34
I'm afraid it is.  Wear latex gloves if you ever work on the struts again.. ;) ;D
Title: Re: warning if not fitting genuine struts
Post by: Omega Pixie on 13 February 2008, 18:20:18
ha ha ha  will do  ;D ;D