Allignment & Tyre Balancing

[NukeeZoid]

Hi guys,

Not sure whether this topic has been beaten to death, but need to ask this...

Can any normal tyre shop do alignment for our type Rs?

I know Balancing can be done by virtually anyone....but for alignment...can any other shop get it done?

I'm asking this because when I drove and Alfa Romeo 147, not every shop could get the alignment done...or get it right because of the sensitive settings.

Is it the same with the Type R? Need to get it done this week coz i'm heading up to Genting over the weekend.

Thanks in advance

 

[hahf]

not sure if any shop cannot do, but i have been to few and so far i only like the settings Kin alignment did and not easily off.
some others just cant adjust my steering to straight and easily off.

 

[Jack9531]

Yup, kin allignment can do the job.. :proud:

 

[XBREED]

Where's Kin Alignment guys?

 

[subcon]

yeap kin alignment did a pretty good job. would recommend it to everyone else. it is located behind the sunway foodcourt

 

[SnooPDoGGY]

I did mine at Kin's too... so far so good...

peace...

miahahahhahahahaha

 

[GTI4740]

Same here, I did mine at Kin too.. Need help to get there just let me know.. willing to help as usual..

 

[NukeeZoid]

just got mine done at the workshop opposite my office. RM50 only cheap cheap for balancing and alignment.

will report back on whether theres any problems.

also, regarding tyre wear....do the tyres wear out faster on the inside? mine are the stock potenzas and the workshop guys told me that the wear is abnormally fast on the inside. like its bald on the inside, and still ok on the outside...

 

[hahf]

High -ve camber will cause that. Make a practise to rotate tires (if symetrical).

 

[NukeeZoid]

High -ve camber will cause that. Make a practise to rotate tires (if symetrical).

So our type R's have high negative camber? Problem now is my tyres are already pretty bald on the inside....so no point rotating...sigh.

 

[WAFS]

Stock Type-R has average -ve camber as they tuned it for the road taking consideration tyre wear, straightline stability and progressive steering response. Maximum manufacturers figure for road cars are: front is -1.5deg while rear -2.0deg. So, if your mechanic said it has high -ve camber, maybe he meant as comparing to other cars which usually range from 0 to -1deg.
So it's good to rotate your tyres.

 

[NukeeZoid]

ah. gotcha on that. the tyres on my car now are the stock ones. which is quite worrying actually considering they're what...6 years old now?

but they do have quite abit of thread left.

i realized the negative camber the first day i drove the car. however, only excessive negative camber would cause extreme tyre wear....

i just took a peek at my tyres again just now and they seem ok to me.

whats the recommended mileage to rotate tyres? i'm talking about complete rotation, taking them off the rims...and not from front to back.

 

[Vagabond]

ah. gotcha on that. the tyres on my car now are the stock ones. which is quite worrying actually considering they're what...6 years old now?

but they do have quite abit of thread left.

i realized the negative camber the first day i drove the car. however, only excessive negative camber would cause extreme tyre wear....

i just took a peek at my tyres again just now and they seem ok to me.

whats the recommended mileage to rotate tyres? i'm talking about complete rotation, taking them off the rims...and not from front to back.

the tyres may have quite a bit of thread left ..... but the fact is that it's probably hardened by now ...... particularly if they're semi's

 

[NukeeZoid]

the tyres may have quite a bit of thread left ..... but the fact is that it's probably hardened by now ...... particularly if they're semi's

yeah exactly.

is there anyway to SOFTEN them up again? like beating them to death on the track?

anyways...what tyres are everyone using? and how much are the original type R potenzas?

 

[subcon]

is there anyway to SOFTEN them up again? like beating them to death on the track?

i really hope you are just joking man

 

[aalto]

Just some info,

Tires will deteriorate even if u use them or not, thats why tires have a "use life" of approx 6years before the rubber will harden and deteriorate (not perform to manufacture specs). So never buy old tires (chk mfg date) even if they've never been used.

 

[NukeeZoid]

i really hope you are just joking man

joking? who said it was a joke?

 

[WAFS]

joking? who said it was a joke?

Bro..cannotlah go to track with old tyres lah...mana syiok. 2nd hand can lah if not expired yet.

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Dangerous summore.

 

[Vagabond]

Just some info,

Tires will deteriorate even if u use them or not, thats why tires have a "use life" of approx 6years before the rubber will harden and deteriorate (not perform to manufacture specs). So never buy old tires (chk mfg date) even if they've never been used.

6 years?

i thought only 2 or 3?

 

[aalto]

6 years?

i thought only 2 or 3?

Thats also true...
6 years is the Total life span, say you bought a 3 year old tire, u can still use it for 2-3 years (the usual lifetime for normal drivers)