Is there anyone left that will do a proper job! I need the full workup done on a Nissan Patrol with two live axles.
I figure (by tyre wear) that at least one of the front hubs is going to need a swivel kit or summing (camber looks to be negative on the RF wheel)
unclejake,
May 19, 8:12pm
Are there none!
scarey65,
May 20, 12:50am
burkes in kilbirnie or tunnells in mastertonforget the rest
beblowin,
May 20, 1:42am
what year is your wagon!
unclejake,
May 20, 1:49am
2003, coil spring 4.8
I booked it into a crowd called G Guy Motors this evening, but thanks for the advice. I didn't think of Joe Burke
scarey65,
May 20, 1:53am
yeah they know what its about!not many do elizabeth tyres were good
neville48,
May 20, 4:12am
why haven,t any of the old school wheel alighnment places opened up again, with all the lack of confidence you see/hear about the "big" tyre places with the "laser alignment", i would have thought there was a market there. our local guy has closed up, he was good but i think he just retired, leaving only the "big" guys in town, when you ask who's the best you never get a convincing answer regards the quality of the work ,just comments on the price for whats done. after you've been there you soon get the knockers telling you " wouldn't take me wheelbarrow there". are they really that bad, surely not !
unclejake,
May 20, 4:44am
I think they are 'really that bad' but I guess that is what happens when you pay a tech $16(!) per hour, because if you paid him any more you couldn't compete with the guy around the corner who also does 'free' puncture repairs.
We used a well known Wellington independent alignment specialist for a race car about two years ago and they couldn't even set the toe to to our instructions. The car wouldn't handle on the turn in and in the end we did it ourselves and found the toe was set 2mm different than what we asked for
n1smo_gtir,
May 22, 7:06am
yeah WERE good, now it's brendon foot motors. took them 3 farking hours to get me 2 supercat 14" tyres. assured me they were in stock. 2 hours later apologised and said had to source it elsewhere. we sat n waited in the hot boling custy lounge. they had fan and air con which neither were on. if car wasnt jacked up tireless on the rim, woulda just hopped in and took it to tonys across the road and paid 10 less. fark me for not thinking straight that day.
n1smo_gtir,
May 22, 7:13am
with that many pot holes and sh1t road around i save my $70 bucks considering i can get a whole set of near new tyres with steel rims from pickapart for 96 bucks for the set of 4 i carefully hand picked. the above was in desperate need as it was a puncture in the corner wall which is unrepairable and i got a long road trip the next day that i preplanned months ago n can't postpone. else i'd be at pick a part.
neville48,
May 23, 2:04am
Are you talking Elizabeth Street Tyres in Waikanae ! and how long ago please.
ola_bitchola1,
Mar 24, 5:13am
firestone in newtown used to be really good a few years ago i dunno what their like now their manager was really good at doing what you asked and doing neutral alignments ect
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