Gee Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hello all, welcome to my first post I have a Toyota Starlet Glanza V Turbo, which is an import. I have D2 coilovers fitted, which are fully adjustable. Now, I live in West Yorkshie, Huddersfield and would like recommendations on somewhere I can get my 4 wheel geometry set up, including camber etc, for fast road use. It would be a bonus it they could set up coilovers for fast road use too! One place I found was www.leda.com but they are 4 hours from me I got my geometry setup at a certain place in Halifax I wont mention and my steering wheel is a little to the right when going in a straight line and my camber is different on each wheel, it turns to the left better than the right! Please help me, I dont mind travelling....too far! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jap Devil Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Welcome fella Probably the closest to you are Drury Lane just up the M62 in Manchester. Look in the main forum index for details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted April 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Thank you. Have you had dealings with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jap Devil Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Thank you. Have you had dealings with them? Not personally, but they come with a recomendation from Tony Bones, the WIM Guru...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted April 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Thank you. Have you had dealings with them? Not personally, but they come with a recomendation from Tony Bones, the WIM Guru...... Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Welcome fella Probably the closest to you are Drury Lane just up the M62 in Manchester. Look in the main forum index for details. I have to aggree Drury Lane rate very high on my list..... and it is a very short list!.... Oh and welcome Gee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 hi gee glad you found your way here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted April 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Thanks guys. Do they set up coilovers there too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Thanks guys. Do they set up coilovers there too? Yes they do... please keep us apprised with events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Thanks guys. Do they set up coilovers there too? Yes they do... please keep us apprised with events. Will do mate. Try and get there as soon as I can. After reading through your website, its obvious you know ur s***! Sorry for the langauge! So if you have recommended them, they must be good. If interested, heres my car: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/Gee...0V/DSCF1254.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/Gee...0V/DSCF1255.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/Gee...0V/DSCF1262.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/Gee...0V/DSCF1253.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/Gee...0V/DSCF1249.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/Gee...0V/DSCF1247.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/Gee...0V/DSCF1245.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmet Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Hello Gee, nice car ...... welcome to the site Why don't you add your ride to the garage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Didnt realise, will do Waiting on my panhard rod to come then will get it all set up. Im sure the panhard rod wont be a problem for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Didnt realise, will do Waiting on my panhard rod to come then will get it all set up. Im sure the panhard rod wont be a problem for them. OK, got my panhard rod today. When you say they setup coilovers, do they actually setup the damping and ride height etc? If I basically say "set me up for dast road use", will they set the damping, camber, toe etc? I also what the preload set to '0', would they do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Didnt realise, will do Waiting on my panhard rod to come then will get it all set up. Im sure the panhard rod wont be a problem for them. OK, got my panhard rod today. When you say they setup coilovers, do they actually setup the damping and ride height etc? If I basically say "set me up for dast road use", will they set the damping, camber, toe etc? I also what the preload set to '0', would they do this? Yes.......... explain what you want, where you found the point of contact and they will deliver all. Drury are no1 on my 'Trusted centres' for good reason....... i would not recommend without 100% trust and Drury are 100% able. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jap Devil Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 From my own experience, setting up coilovers is not just a plug-and-play. After the initial installation they need to settle for a couple hundred miles, remeasured, adjusted and then settle again. After that you'll need to check the geometry and maybe even do some more adjusting until your right is right for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 From my own experience, setting up coilovers is not just a plug-and-play. After the initial installation they need to settle for a couple hundred miles, remeasured, adjusted and then settle again. After that you'll need to check the geometry and maybe even do some more adjusting until your right is right for you. Wise words indeed Governor.... I had made deliberate attempts to 'map' the settling using donor cars in the hope this would deliver a true indication for other owners.... this involves 1: Lower, measure then recover . . 500 miles later . . 2: Measure, recover then calculate the change in the geometry positions . . 1000 miles later . . 3: Measure, recover and again calculate the change . . 1000 miles later . . 4: Measure..... and then their was no real recovery 5: Measure...... same 6: Measure...... same 7: ongoing So born from this i could establish the settling period. But there is a problem. If you go from stage one and recover the geometry, but miss two and three then the tyres would definitely wear. The next consideration is that if you were to complete each stage then this would cost you money each time! The process shown here was for LOC and the 'mapping' was free. In Business terms it would be wise to offer a settling fee, this would involve an initial higher cost but assume future corrections paid for until the car settles albeit five or ten measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacRS200 Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 To add my little bit to the above. The set up will settle with time/miles as said above. The pre-load and damping settings are very much personal to the type of roads you drive on and how you drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 To add my little bit to the above. The set up will settle with time/miles as said above. The pre-load and damping settings are very much personal to the type of roads you drive on and how you drive. Your car will lend valuable information toward others that might follow the same path (when released)...... in view of how things evolved time and time again was you surprised how the coils affected the Geom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 To add my little bit to the above. The set up will settle with time/miles as said above. The pre-load and damping settings are very much personal to the type of roads you drive on and how you drive. Your car will lend valuable information toward others that might follow the same path (when released)...... in view of how things evolved time and time again was you surprised how the coils affected the Geom. Bit of a mission these coilovers arent they! In all honesty I dont even know what preload is, how does it work? BTW, I understand what you mean with letting them settle etc, but I dont fancy going back at cost 10 times. So...I was thinking..get them set up...settle...go back again and thats it? Do I really need to go back so many times? Obviously for perfection yes, but Im not racing driver, go on track like 3 times a year max (or planning to)...would it be worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 To add my little bit to the above. The set up will settle with time/miles as said above. The pre-load and damping settings are very much personal to the type of roads you drive on and how you drive. Your car will lend valuable information toward others that might follow the same path (when released)...... in view of how things evolved time and time again was you surprised how the coils affected the Geom. Bit of a mission these coilovers arent they! In all honesty I dont even know what preload is, how does it work? BTW, I understand what you mean with letting them settle etc, but I dont fancy going back at cost 10 times. So...I was thinking..get them set up...settle...go back again and thats it? Do I really need to go back so many times? Obviously for perfection yes, but Im not racing driver, go on track like 3 times a year max (or planning to)...would it be worth it? You just need to consider the fact that when the coils a fitted the Geo will be wrong.... after a 1000ish miles the coils would be near to settled, but in between the tyres could wear. At the end of the day it would be worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discount tyres dan Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 what i would do, is put on a set of old tyres that you don't mind killing (obviously they have to be legal) then run them for 1000 miles, at the end of that if you have to throw them away who cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jap Devil Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Good idea, but isn't that only going to work if the "old" set are exactly the same as the preferred set, in terms of size, width, wheel offset etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discount tyres dan Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 only use them for the times the car isnt being set up for geo, basicly fit the springs, slap on the old wheels, drive around the m25 4 or 5 times, come home, put your lovely alloys back on and get your geo set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 only use them for the times the car isnt being set up for geo, basically fit the springs, slap on the old wheels, drive around the m25 4 or 5 times, come home, put your lovely alloys back on and get your geo set up Solid idea Dan... would Discounts consider supplying (Disposable) tyres for this purpose?.. understand i am not endorsing second hand tyres, just tyres that would commit to this cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discount tyres dan Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 we do keep old tyres that are changed but still have tread left anyway, although the selection is limited and we dont have many full sets of 4. what we tend to use them for is if a car comes in and needs a tyre that we havent got we can lend them a 'runner' until the tyre come into us, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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