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Old Aug 12th, 2006, 12:29 AM
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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.
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Old Aug 12th, 2006, 07:14 AM
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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
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Old Aug 12th, 2006, 10:05 PM
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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.

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Old Aug 13th, 2006, 04:12 AM
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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
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Old Aug 13th, 2006, 05:46 AM
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With your current setup you must be aboe to turn real well in one direction
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Old Aug 13th, 2006, 12:54 PM
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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.
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Old Aug 15th, 2006, 04:15 PM
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haheha those figures are shocking.. u actually paid for those settings?

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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