Wheel Alignment
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Thanks for the reply, I made the mistake in trusting a dishonest tyre shop who assured me there was no issues in aligning my car.. The car veers to the right on all roads if the steering wheel isnt held straight.
So I have two options;
1) Provide the correct settings for the car so they can rectify this
2) Take the car to Jaguar to resolve
So I have two options;
1) Provide the correct settings for the car so they can rectify this
2) Take the car to Jaguar to resolve
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A wheel/tire/alignment shop will have more alignment experience, but a jag dealer will have more brand/type specific alignment knowledge/experience.
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Brutal (09-18-2018)
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I would like to believe this about Jaguar dealer but a number of posts on this forum about F type servicing at Jag dealers that resulted in incorrect oil level leads me to reconsider this.
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Burt Gummer (09-17-2018)
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I had a tire shop damaging my wheels, a wheel specialist being unable to properly seal my 3-piece wheels after polishing - did end up doing it successfully myself in the end -, had a dealer scratch my back then new car - needed a repaint -, once found an impact gun under the hood after I had a car serviced, had a tow bar incorrect installed at a "specialist", and so on, and so on...
But in the end, I had way more flawless work done on my cars and motorbikes, than I had troubles, so:
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lmao first theres alot more to alignments than a turn of the wrench to adjust tie rods. Thats most many other shops will do. In the past 21 years i have learned what jaguars like to drive straight and not wear the tires. Things like doing a alignment and checking the toe deflection aka mercedes alignment. And you have to set rear toe, and front caster and camber. Also kowing that to combat road crown primarily to the right it is better to set half a degree more negative camber in the right than the left instead of even. And while caster while it does affect this, just not enough. Also reading tire wear have caught things like jaguars incorrect toe in specs on the 2003 and up s types which resulted in inside tire wear if set to the factory specs. So while my recommendation is to go to a specialist a tire shop and even alignment shops are not always the answer, and neither can be the dealer. I depends on the person doing the work and what they know. Like i have said for year, "you dont drive to work on the alignment machine but on roads and while moving, you have to know how that effects the suspension. As well a knowing if the driver like to push the car hard in corners."
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Panthro (01-14-2019)
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lmao first theres alot more to alignments than a turn of the wrench to adjust tie rods. Thats most many other shops will do. In the past 21 years i have learned what jaguars like to drive straight and not wear the tires. Things like doing a alignment and checking the toe deflection aka mercedes alignment. And you have to set rear toe, and front caster and camber. Also kowing that to combat road crown primarily to the right it is better to set half a degree more negative camber in the right than the left instead of even. And while caster while it does affect this, just not enough. Also reading tire wear have caught things like jaguars incorrect toe in specs on the 2003 and up s types which resulted in inside tire wear if set to the factory specs. So while my recommendation is to go to a specialist a tire shop and even alignment shops are not always the answer, and neither can be the dealer. I depends on the person doing the work and what they know. Like i have said for year, "you dont drive to work on the alignment machine but on roads and while moving, you have to know how that effects the suspension. As well a knowing if the driver like to push the car hard in corners."
I still stick to my advice. Forgo the dealer and find a specialty shop that takes the time and actually cares about cars. It's crazy how many people work on cars for a living, but could actually care less about the quality of automotive work they do.
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