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obehave · Aug 12th, 2006, 12:29 AM

Had an alignment done today. I have the Helix camber plates. Recently installed.
Bear in mind I haven't messed with alignment specs in 30 years and things have changed a bit but I'm thinking my before and after settings, especially camber are crap. Toe I'm not sure of because this readout is in degrees and I'm used to fractions positive and negative.

I seriously need help because, like a dope, I trusted the morons and didn't read the specs until I got home.

They told me the camber plates wouldn't go any further. I asked for -1.5 camber and 3/32nds toe out. Why the he!! would they leave my right side camber at -2.1??
Here's the scanned in before and after specs. Left is before and right is after.

Root Ginger · Aug 12th, 2006, 07:14 AM

That is pants half the figures are out of spec. Take it back and demand that they put the car into spec. I had mine done and all the figures were perfect.

Alan Wolfe · Aug 12th, 2006, 10:05 PM

Yeah - they really screwed up.

I have Helix Camber plates, rear H-Sport bar, and otherwise stock suspension. I have both front and rear set at -1.5 camber and 0.0 toe.

Alan

obehave · Aug 13th, 2006, 04:12 AM

Demanded my money back and will be taking it elsewhere. Today is the last day of my warranty so F' em.
Luckily there are now a couple, places that do good MINI work.
They will be getting my money, not Peckered Flag

greyghost2004 · Aug 13th, 2006, 05:46 AM

With your current setup you must be aboe to turn real well in one direction

WxSquid · Aug 13th, 2006, 12:54 PM

Youi know, I haven't been getting warm fuzzies from their service either. I may buy there again, as most of the sales folks have their stuff together... but I will most likely take Stella elsewhere.

Her engine was misfiring. I know with my mods that the chance of warranty work was minimal - but I'm will ing to pay for my hiccups. They wouldn't even tell me what was wrong - wanted to charge me $110 for the dianogistic (sp).

C'mon guys.....

(looks like it was a tank of bad gas and very high temperatures that day...)

wrecky · Aug 15th, 2006, 04:15 PM

haheha those figures are shocking.. u actually paid for those settings? lol

u should tell them if u wanted a setting like that, u'd choose to hit pot holes instead

Aug 12th, 2006, 12:29 AM	#1
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 07:53 PM Posts: 9,388 Offline	Need alignment help badly Had an alignment done today. I have the Helix camber plates. Recently installed. Bear in mind I haven't messed with alignment specs in 30 years and things have changed a bit but I'm thinking my before and after settings, especially camber are crap. Toe I'm not sure of because this readout is in degrees and I'm used to fractions positive and negative. I seriously need help because, like a dope, I trusted the morons and didn't read the specs until I got home. They told me the camber plates wouldn't go any further. I asked for -1.5 camber and 3/32nds toe out. Why the he!! would they leave my right side camber at -2.1?? Here's the scanned in before and after specs. Left is before and right is after. Attached Thumbnails

Aug 12th, 2006, 07:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 12:53 AM Posts: 4,673 Offline	That is pants half the figures are out of spec. Take it back and demand that they put the car into spec. I had mine done and all the figures were perfect. It was acceptable in the 80's

Aug 13th, 2006, 12:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
WxSquid Stella's Sugar Daddy :)~ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On the Ocean Local Time: 07:53 PM Posts: 235 Offline	Youi know, I haven't been getting warm fuzzies from their service either. I may buy there again, as most of the sales folks have their stuff together... but I will most likely take Stella elsewhere. Her engine was misfiring. I know with my mods that the chance of warranty work was minimal - but I'm will ing to pay for my hiccups. They wouldn't even tell me what was wrong - wanted to charge me $110 for the dianogistic (sp). C'mon guys..... (looks like it was a tank of bad gas and very high temperatures that day...) You can have my MINI when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

Aug 15th, 2006, 04:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
wrecky MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 09:53 AM Posts: 157 Offline	haheha those figures are shocking.. u actually paid for those settings? lol u should tell them if u wanted a setting like that, u'd choose to hit pot holes instead Nos-ing it all the way home...

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Aug 12th, 2006, 10:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alan Wolfe MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Denton, Tx Local Time: 06:53 PM Posts: 53 Offline	Yeah - they really screwed up. I have Helix Camber plates, rear H-Sport bar, and otherwise stock suspension. I have both front and rear set at -1.5 camber and 0.0 toe. Alan

Aug 13th, 2006, 04:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 07:53 PM Posts: 9,388 Offline	Demanded my money back and will be taking it elsewhere. Today is the last day of my warranty so F' em. Luckily there are now a couple, places that do good MINI work. They will be getting my money, not Peckered Flag

Aug 13th, 2006, 05:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
greyghost2004 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Local Time: 04:53 PM Posts: 95 Offline	With your current setup you must be aboe to turn real well in one direction

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