Yep, saw me coming... What suprises me is that if this is known in the industry, why do they want to con us Lexus owners and not try to fix the problem???
So... I went in to HiQ today and the guy, rather larger than he sounded on the phone was very nice and offered a free wheel alignment test and 'speiled' about calibration only 2 weeks ago, put on his super tracker, (lights, mirrors and black lines), fired off a few figures to me and told me smiling that everything is fine with the tracking and maybe it is the camber, so partially truthful and helpful. I'll give the guy an 6 out of 10 as he said, "I can't do anything about it", but advised I go to another place which have the full super-duper kt, I said WIM in Chesham, he said this is in dunstable so I thought nothing ventured and I had sometime to waste.
So they plugged me in, all singing and dancing on computer, lots of lights and 75% in red, (now red always concerns me), the first thing they said is your wheels havent been alligned, they are out, look ???? Well ... I did.... AT WHAT!!! Give us a clue... but red is bad yeah?
So they agreed with each other and then said to me that the tyre wear is relevant to the readings and allignment is..... I KNOW.... I wish I read your reply before going out this morning, my whole day may have been different!
So to bore you all, here are my readings... hmmm, sorry.....
Front Axle Previous Values Final Values Data Bank Min Typical Max
Total Toe -00*46' +00*07' -00*06' +00*06' +00*18'
Partial Toe L -00*11' +00*04' -00*03' +00*03' +00*09'
Partial Toe R -00*34' +00*03' -00*03' +00*03' +00*09'
Camber L -00*54' -00*56' -00*51' -00*21' +00*09'
Camber R -00*34' -00*38' -00*51' -00*21' +00*09'
Caster L +05*16' +05*46' +06*16'
Caster R +05*16' +05*46' +06*16'
King Pin Angle L +08*24' +08*54' +09*24'
King Pin Angle R +08*24' +08*54' +09*24'
Out of Alignment -00*10' -00*08'
Track Diff -00*17' -00*17'
Rear Axle Previous Values Final Values Data Bank
Total Toe -00*08' +00*08' -00*00' +00*12' +00*24'
Partial Toe L -00*02' +00*03' -00*00' +00*06' +00*12'
Partial Toe R -00*11' +00*11' -00*00' +00*06' +00*12'
Camber L -00*35' -00*35' -00*53' -00*23' +00*07'
Camber R -00*43' -01*43' -00*53' -00*23' +00*07'
Thrust Angle -00*07' -00*07'
Out of Alignment -00*22' -00*21'
Now, I'm imagining half you guys nodding your heads, understanding these numbers, and scratching your chins knowledgably, and then there are some of you who probably think, he's paid out again hasn't he.....hmmm
Well, someone tell me please what to do next! point me, draw me a map, Im sure there is going to be a second edition, maybe an encore.... Cheers and I await your responses..