Bandog Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I was wondering where to take the series for wheel alignment. I really don't trust the general muppetry in quick fit and the likes. Should I go to a land rover specialists? Thank you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_meakin Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 A friend of mine said you can do it yourself but it seems bloody complicated and likely to cause problems if it's wrong! Not all garages do it but I wouldn't say it needs to be a Landy specialist, just a decent independent if you don't like Kwik**** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hybrid from Hell posted a thread on how to do it with string. Why do you think it is complicated? Any decent tyre comp should be capable but make sure they use Series stting not Defender! Best way is to go forarmed with the manuals setting. IIRC they are both 1.2 to 2.4mm but Series is toe in and the other is out due to the different suspension type? There are 4x4 tyre companies, in Surrey is AJS, Andy Sargent has been racing offroad for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_meakin Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I think it's complicated because a small mistake and my tyres are knackered. £20 paying someone seems like a better option to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Dead easy to do with a bit of string. I've always done mine this way. It's so simple it's impossible to do wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 take the wheels of and fit 2 bits of angle iron, 16" long, on 1 wheel stud (16.5 mm hole in the middle of the angle iron). Measure with a tape measure and adjust. Getting the ball joints to turn is usually the biggest head ache. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandog Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Great input lads thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Easy, as they all said, as long as the rod ends aren't rusted solid into the track rod. As Sid said, the SII and III spec is 1.2-2.4mm toe IN. Defender, RRC and Discovery 1 is the same amount toe OUT (I think it's due to the permanent vs part time 4wd, the wheel thrust or drag bring the wheels into parallel while driving). It's important to get that the right way around, and most tyre shops will treat is as a Defender and screw it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandog Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Thanks snagger, as I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 On 2/17/2017 at 0:45 PM, Snagger said: ...... as long as the rod ends aren't rusted solid into the track rod. As Snagger said ^^^ Some years ago I had a tyre shop decline to look at my RRC's tracking. They made some excuse like 'we can't do Landrovers'. I suspected this might be because they were worried the rod ends being stuck solid, so I mentioned that all the rod ends were new (which was why I wanted the tracking checked) and would move freely. With this new information they had a sudden change of heart and jumped on the job. I can understand their concern, having spent a great deal of time myself trying to remove old joints prior to replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandog Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Thanks. All OK then as mine are OK. Had to lengthen the drag link for the power steering, and all clean and greased up. Thanks to all, for all the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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