Tony-Bones

The Poem came from one of the members and although it brings a tear to my eye to read i hope in my heart of hearts it's true. As odd as it may seem to want to share this type of post in a public forum i needed to do it because LOC really is my friend, we help each other when things go wrong, we celebrate when they don't, we rejoice together for birthdays and the birth of children and in my case lend support during your darkest hours. I really want to extend my thanks to LOC members, you have displayed passionate support proving this is more than a car club, this is a community of people looking after their members like brother and sister.... I have special thanks to the moderator team but in particular Wozza....... Never have i met such an ambassador for LOC or indeed the human race, with visual support here, email and on the phone far exceeded the call of duty, he even offered to come to the funeral and lend a supporting hug. I'm humbled to have such friends...... Thank you LOC.

Wow, much appreciated Tony! I was hoping you might be able to help in another way however :) I don't think they are able to do "full" geometry where I'm getting the work done, they are certain the castor angle is not adjustable on the IS200, and it must be because of course your settings change it. I asked them about castor and KPI off your settings because I figured out they are the things that very few places they can do, and they pretty much confirmed they can't do that stuff. So... I'm going to ask them to get the wheel aligned as best they can once that bent bracket is replaced (so at least the camber and toe will be fine) and make the car safe, and them could I bring the car to you please to get it finished off properly? By the way, you mentioned the tie rod, is that the piece that goes from the wheel towards the back of the arch, with a bend in it? They wanted to replace that item too, but he found out today that is £125+VAT, so he's going to try just doing the bracket first. With the bend in that piece, it's impossible to tell whether it's bent from looking at it! Yep the Tie-rod is the longitudinal rod the goes from the lower wishbone to the chassis, it's job is to control the castor position that's why i feel it may be bent...... saying that at that cost the bracket is a wise move first. The KPI, Castor and some other angles on the IS200 are used for diagnostics to triangulate where the bend/s are, most Geo machines can measure these angles but few places use them simply because the information is difficult to analyze. They are correct in saying the castor's not adjustable (directly)..... To explain, the suspension and it's sub-systems are not built at right angles to each other. When i Math the tyre wear issue with the Lex years ago i found the problem was the low castor position on the corner generating the wear, so the goal was to move the adjustable camber which in turn massively violated the toe which in turn when corrected/moved the castor forward :)

Thanks that's some interesting replies. Tyre choice is a hard call..... Since i'm in the industry my call is recommendation because every manafature says their tyres are the best and we know this is nothing more than an opinion. Vote Gord!

Do you want me to call them for technical support or are you happy with how things are going?

We laid mum to rest today.... Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there. I did not die. Good night mum, i love you forever......

U.L.G.Y you ain't got no alibi "your ugly". Nice car though :)

Very sad news..... My deepest condolences to the family.

Tyres are quite an investment nowadays so i wonder what is the deciding factor for your purchase? Is it 1: Recommendation 2: Price 3: Like for like replacement 4: Style statement

I know both these places and they are both good.... But i warn you know watch the prices!!

Yeah, made me laugh as well. Was told this by some spotty 18 year old (probably on a training scheme) at a local tyre place (not a big national fast-fit chain). I have a special machine, it's called the "BOSS" .... All we do is input the wheel size and it removes/ fits the tyre without any tyre levers... The cost to fit c.o.p tyres on this and balance them inc vat is £12.50.

Tony from WIM is doing some good deals on standard size Toyo tyres for the lexus :D Toyo offered all their outlets a mad deal but i only had a small time window to buy them, unfortunately interest was delayed and i missed the deal. Never mind, in these desperate times i'm sure other deals will appear.

15mm i thought? Problem free they can be replaced in an hour........ ish yep it is only 15mm Thought that the early (pre 2000/1) were 15mm and post that were 25mm. There are defo two heights according to age. 1 man hour to change 4 springs, all on your own Tony, no outside assistance from Ferrari or McLaren. Let me know next time you are doing some and I will come and time you Blimey it's hardly the Hubble mirror by comparison, most of the time is stripping the boot anyway..... And don't even talk to me about Ferrari, once your over the few hundred BHP and shiny paint they are a crock of (edited)

15mm i thought? Problem free they can be replaced in an hour........ ish

Check the upper wishbone bushings.

Beer down, belly out Lee :) ...... Oh and happy birthday.

Report read, thanks for that...... I can see though triangulation the criminal is a twisted lower control arm... maybe a tie rod for good measure, nevertheless good work from Drury lane.

Looks like a fun day to say the least..... How did the rocket feel?

What's "ARS"?

I'm a little worried!...... Can you post the printout so i can see the final positions? What worries me is if all was "green" before then i don't understand why you now have the OSF wheel set back. My procedure for the calibration moves the wheel forward not back.

You old git...... :)

Hello Paul.... :)

Lift off over-steer and transition over-steer is what you describe... neither of which are known traits of the Aristo?... can you recall what happened between everything being ok and the current complaint?

Yeh i know just how you feel mate, i can take a joke but that to me just goes to far Indeed...... we where all teenagers once but this behaviour is against children not a fight with some geezer down the pub, it's not funny!! My 2yr old daughter got hit in the face with an egg quite hard , and the idiot that threw it was lucky i never caught them! :tsktsk: I did read that... I hope she is ok?... So much for what she thought would be a happy fun halloween!!

Yeh i know just how you feel mate, i can take a joke but that to me just goes to far Indeed...... we where all teenagers once but this behaviour is against children not a fight with some geezer down the pub, it's not funny!!

My daughter got egged from a passing car..... "trick or treat!", if i catch them it'll be "trick and stitch".