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[MOONDUST FRST]

After fitting my 17's the place which usually laser tracks my car cant get the tracking tool in to set it up (due to arch clearance)
They said to bring it back with the standard wheels on and they can do it BUT the standard wheels cannot go back on cos of the cossie brakes being to big, the car definatelly needs tracking up as I have just fitted coilovers. Where can track my car up in this situation
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DaveZetec]

how big are mondeo steelies? i imaging you could put some of them on which would clear the breakes and allow enought arch clearance. just a thought, feel free to prove me wrong

[285Andy]

failing what the other chap said, why not get it set up on traditional non laser gauges? i got the old style tracking stuff which uses the outside edge of the rim itself. works faultless all the time

[DaveZetec]

trust me to think of the most complicated way!

[moulder]

just jack ya coilovers up a bit so that the tracking can be set.

[grahamb]

No, you need to get the tracking done with the car sitting at the intended ride height. Raising the car will alter the toe-in, so if you set the tracking, and then lower the car, the tracking will need adjusting (again)

You can do it yourself. Just need a length of string. Measure the distance between both front wheels, at the leading edge of the front wheels, and then at the trailing edge.
Get the two distances the same and you have 0 degrees toe-in (ie the wheels are pointing in a straight line).

For best results, you really want some toe-out, which improves grip when exiting corners under hard throttle. Only a couple of degrees, perhaps start at 1 degree toe out, then experiment, with 1.5 and then 2.0 degrees.

[Joris]

Or whack some compomotive 15"s on your car to set the tracking ?

The'll clear the brakes no problem.

[chumkila]

keep the 17's and try another laser-alignment place.

i only have ONE in the whole of West London. luckily its near.