Tony-Bones

Wishing you the best on your birthday matey!!

Tracking full stop. Tracking can be done for £20 - £40 at any good local tyre garage outfit.

Front tracking is a shared angle so both tyres would be wearing, the problem is probably camber.

Oh yes, get the tracking examoned and reset.

Mine was doing similait and wearing the out side edges.

I used Wheels in Motion

http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/steeringgeometry.php

they have the hawkeye system and I had the front and rear measured, and adjusted, for £95.

Some of the settings were well out.

I have the geometry spec for 1955 MK-III cars if you need it.

Remember that everytime you hit a big bump, pot hole or kerk, it could get out of alignement.

Can we have a whip-round and get you a proof reader ?

Why?.... I understood it perfectly.

akhtar1817 as i said in the pm "historically" the positions we set the chassis to belays the tyre wear, a year later i cannot be held accountable for the chassis natural deterioration or the road condition.

You was given a printout of the chassis final positions so i am prepared to measure the chassis again and if the positions are the same/or near to as i set them then i will pay for the tyres and reset the chassis free.

As a "heads up" the reason these angles on the Lexus are adjustable is because by design Lexus knew they would change!

Welcome to LOC matey :)

Why do you ask?

That is some of the worst workmanship i have ever seen! How come some of the angles they couldn't correct before are now ok and some they did correct before are now wrong? I would suggest you go elsewhere because these people don't have a clue.

During our research regarding the front tyre wear it was evident the pressure was to low, we now recommend 35psi front and rear.

They obviously don't know what they are doing.... Post the printouts and i'll validate them for you, if they are dire then i can write a report on the positions.

TBH , I didn't bother with a print out , as it wasn't right... but I'll go back and get one , and scan it in to you Tony . Much appreciated .

Always get the evidence albeit right or wrong..... As far as we know their machine is out of calibration or the ramp not level, those numbers on the printout speak volumes.

You should be perfectly safe with -30mm and the stock adjusters, what numbers do you have on the printout for front

Camber

Castor

SAI

Hi, new member struggling to navigate this, fingers crossed eh?

I have a 220d (18K miles) and the front tyres are wearing unevenly - outer edges wearing faster than central zone. I have been told that I need to check the pressures... well duh!

I note that this in not uncommon, in the history on this site I came across this:

There is a problem with the 'dynamic' geometry on the IS200 and IS300, you can go back to Lexus every week and they will not solve it for you! reason is that all dealers have to respect the 'Lexus' set-up, but this is in error. If you track back here in 'Wheels and Tyres' you will see how to resolve your problem........ if not send me a PM and i will

Seems to me this is more likely the cause (apparantly Maserati's are set up for the track and exhibit similar problems). I am not a Leadfoot Lenny, I get 39mpg so other than slightly over inflating the tyres would be interested in some more info on the above, try as I might I cannot figure out how to follow the thread. The tyres are Potenza's and seem pretty good. Rears are fine.

Thanks in anticipation,

David

In our continuing research into the IS220/250 chassis we are looking for donor cars for free measurement/calibration/ correction at our expense.

This offer is only open to registered/ Gold LOC members.

Parameters

1> We will measure the chassis and correct any deviations at our expense

2> All data relating to the car will not be released (outside of wim) in any format, including index or ownership details

3> Acquired data will belong to wim

4> Acquired data and/or future use of this data will belong to wim (other then #2)

5> You are invited to watch/witness/ and be as involved during this data acquisition as you feel fit

6> Final results (solutions/data) will belong to wim

7> No Geometry calibration reports will be given to the respective owner, witnessed or not

Cutting out all that legal rubbish, all we are looking for is your 220/250 to establish a LOC platform at the chassis.

did you resolve this

Resolve what?

Tony

It was more aimed at David with the problem of outer tyre wear

I have just got a 220d had 4 new tyres fitted so was wondering whether to get geomtry sorted

I am sootylfc from your site

Oh i see.... Well David did you get this sorted?

Hi, new member struggling to navigate this, fingers crossed eh?

I have a 220d (18K miles) and the front tyres are wearing unevenly - outer edges wearing faster than central zone. I have been told that I need to check the pressures... well duh!

I note that this in not uncommon, in the history on this site I came across this:

There is a problem with the 'dynamic' geometry on the IS200 and IS300, you can go back to Lexus every week and they will not solve it for you! reason is that all dealers have to respect the 'Lexus' set-up, but this is in error. If you track back here in 'Wheels and Tyres' you will see how to resolve your problem........ if not send me a PM and i will

Seems to me this is more likely the cause (apparantly Maserati's are set up for the track and exhibit similar problems). I am not a Leadfoot Lenny, I get 39mpg so other than slightly over inflating the tyres would be interested in some more info on the above, try as I might I cannot figure out how to follow the thread. The tyres are Potenza's and seem pretty good. Rears are fine.

Thanks in anticipation,

David

In our continuing research into the IS220/250 chassis we are looking for donor cars for free measurement/calibration/ correction at our expense.

This offer is only open to registered/ Gold LOC members.

Parameters

1> We will measure the chassis and correct any deviations at our expense

2> All data relating to the car will not be released (outside of wim) in any format, including index or ownership details

3> Acquired data will belong to wim

4> Acquired data and/or future use of this data will belong to wim (other then #2)

5> You are invited to watch/witness/ and be as involved during this data acquisition as you feel fit

6> Final results (solutions/data) will belong to wim

7> No Geometry calibration reports will be given to the respective owner, witnessed or not

Cutting out all that legal rubbish, all we are looking for is your 220/250 to establish a LOC platform at the chassis.

did you resolve this

Resolve what?

How do the coil rate compare to OEM?.... It's one thing to lower the car but it's another to ensure the dampers have sufficient resistance to control rebound.

I'm pleased for you Mat.... very pleased indeed.

Have a nice one young lady..... :)

I think it's more the case that the forum members are a new mix, don't take it personally mate :)

Happy B young man...... If you forget what you did tonight it's on YouTube...... Your the one with the banana

Hello :)

not against any rules I know - but that means nothing as I dont recall reading them!! :)

Thats an OK price though not excellent, but then if they are near impossible to get nowadays then worth a tad more. BTW - are they the Lexus version, Made in Japan?

I usually get mine from Micheldever or Headley tyres, but haven't tried recently.

The "L" Lexus version has been discontinued, has been for some time now.

Decal is on the counter, help yourself :)

They are good hence the reason i trust them..... Did you know they called me to discuss your set-up?

I just wish i lived closer to WIM :(

We may be going national

Tilt the camber so the radii of the camber curve during the suspensions compression misses the arch :)

Im here finally ! The traffic was bad but hey the place looks top quality ! Cant wait for the ride home !

say hello to tony from me :D

i bet he is busy making the tea

I have a cup with every smoke..... I'm a 50 cups a day guy