ALIGNMENT FOR E90

Just to let guys the guys know about how different tyre shops alignment machines can vary in readings.

I fitted a set of tyres to my E90 last week, i had them fitted at Mintys in Umgeni road. They were very well priced and was happy with the deal i got. I decided to get the alignment done while i was there, once the car was on the ramp i was told that the front left camber is off and was showed this on the computer screen and the only way to sort it out was to drill out the locking pins on the front shock mounts so that the camber could be adjusted. I was not to happy with this and decide to try another tyre shop.

Off i went to Bandag Tyres, once the car was on their ramp the reading i got showed that the cars camber settings were all within factory specs and just a minor adjutment to the toe setting was needed. This tyre shop also added weight (sand bags) into the car to get a more accurate reading and all was sorted.

Anybody ever got different readings when it came to alignment from different tyre shops and is it advisable to drill out the pins from the front shock mounts in order to try and get camber settings done.

Pict of the rear is Mintys & picture of the front is from Bandag who did the job