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chendur
28-12-2004, 07:30 PM
hey guys

Just took our car (TH magna) for a drive yesterday and felt the car was quite bouncy and really unstable at around 120km/h its not veering to the sides (like a typical wheel alignment issue) but it does feel bouncy and can feel the vibrations through the steering wheel. I dont think its a suspension or shock absorber issue as nrma report suggested all was good when we bought over a year ago. Can someone please recommend a good service place in sydney for a wheel alignment and balance? as i prefer places that do the job properly and understand the problem rather than just taking my money. Thanks so much for your help guys

cheers
chendur

KING EGO
28-12-2004, 07:32 PM
Maybe you should get all your tyres balanced too. you will be suprised they will be way out...

SARRAS
28-12-2004, 07:45 PM
hey guys

Just took our car (TH magna) for a drive yesterday and felt the car was quite bouncy and really unstable at around 120km/h its not veering to the sides (like a typical wheel alignment issue) but it does feel bouncy and can feel the vibrations through the steering wheel. I dont think its a suspension or shock absorber issue as nrma report suggested all was good when we bought over a year ago. Can someone please recommend a good service place in sydney for a wheel alignment and balance? as i prefer places that do the job properly and understand the problem rather than just taking my money. Thanks so much for your help guys

cheers
chendur

well.... depending on how upmarket you want to go - I have mine booked at MRT for some work in January and I notice on the quote that they're charging only $100 for a 4 wheel alignment - which I thought pretty good. But yeah - a decent tyre balance could well help - some places only static balance the tyres which is fine around town but not for high speed. (an NRMA check won't pick this up BTW - they don't high speed test)

http://www.mrtrally.com.au/performance/

chendur
30-12-2004, 08:31 AM
cool thanks for the info guys yeah MRT is closed till jan 4th, so guess it will have to wait till then.