Smrf_
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Registered: 15th Dec 12
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
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fitted coilovers yesterday and went and got it aligned today at kwikfit, their fancy machine couldnt do it so they did it by eye the best they could and it's pretty undriveable, the front left has apparently unfixable toe and I've lost most steering lock when turning left. Before the alignment there was about 3 degrees of toe out on either side, now the right is almost straight and the left has like 2 degrees toe out.
theyre raceland coilovers about 50mm down with the camber set to 0 if that matters at all
unless anyone has any suggestions theyre coming off tomorrow.. 
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davegreen
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Registered: 20th May 12
Location: Oxfordshire
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take it some where who can actually set tracking and get the steering centralised.
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vauxhallMADlee
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Registered: 2nd Mar 13
Location: tipton
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Doesn't really matter how cheap the coilys are tbh if they knock your alignment out it can still be put right on a alignment ramp. Iv never heard of coilys knocking toe out that it can't be put right its pritty immposible! Whoever didyour car doesn't know what there doing, id try somewhere else mate
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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Take it to a garage that isn't full of tyre fitters /wannabe mechanics 
I'd reccomend a garage that has the hunter 4 wheel laser alignment, that will sort it and give you a print out showing all before and after measurements
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Smrf_
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Registered: 15th Dec 12
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire
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thats what my local kwikfit have, they couldnt calibrate the machine for some reason, ive sorted it now anyway, i didnt do the camber properly in the first place, everything they did they were working against full camber on one wheel, dont know how they didnt notice that, wont be going there for alignment again anyway plus they didnt charge me so thats alright.
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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I was going to say, Sounds like the camber is out on one side.
A decent place would check the camber along with the tracking, as you want the camber right too!
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