iceman
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Can anyone recommend me a decent bodyshop to get this done? I need to make sure the chassie is straight on the calibra before i decide to go any futher with the positive camber problem i have. Ive called all my local bodyshops and they dont wanna know
Stu
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Nismo
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Just try a different Bodyshop , i know when i worked in one Jigging was a pain in the arse , one cus it is allot of space wasted and the employee class's it as wasted mechanic time as not much work gets done.
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BeArDy
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take a trip up to me and i will strap it to my mates jig for ya
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JadeM
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Also it is NOT cheap!!!
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iceman
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but its cheaper than replacing my sub frame and finding out that doesnt cure the job
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Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
Also it is NOT cheap!!!
Cus its sat on ther for hours or days and you get chargered hourly labour rate 
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iceman
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
Also it is NOT cheap!!!
What sort of price is it ?
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JadeM
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As said its charged at the hourly rate usually & could take a few days!!
I would take Beardy up on his offer if I were you!!
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iceman
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so in all honestly i might as well scrap the calibra then
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
As said its charged at the hourly rate usually & could take a few days!!
I would take Beardy up on his offer if I were you!!
not take that long, all he wants to know is weather the car is bent. just strap it to the jig and look at the data sheets to see if it all matchs....
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by iceman
so in all honestly i might as well scrap the calibra then
not at all mate 
if its only alittle out we can just pull it in.
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JadeM
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What makes you think its bent?? Its a low miler isnt it & looks honest enough 
[Edited on 22-05-2006 by JadeM]
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iceman
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56k so yeah its low enough, i cant get rid of the positive camber on the passenger front ive tried everything
The worse thing is it drives in a perfectly straight line and doesnt even wonder
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Edd
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so whats the problem then??
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iceman
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i have negative camber on the rear and drivers front but the passenger front has positive camber hense the wheel sits at the wrong angle, im worried about 2 things
1) wear on the tyres
2) my transfer box
and the fact its not negative something is wrong.
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GT4Brody
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quote:
Originally posted by iceman
i have negative camber on the rear and drivers front but the passenger front has positive camber hense the wheel sits at the wrong angle, im worried about 2 things
1) wear on the tyres
2) my transfer box
and the fact its not negative something is wrong.
Wouldnt worry about it if i were you, if the car drives straight and handles ok then thats all that really matters imo, just replace anything that breaks in the meantime, prob be ok though...reckon you are just being paranoid....
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Marc
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Wasn't everything fine before you fitted the wheels? Which suggests it doesn't need jigging?
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iceman
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Registered: 22nd Jul 00
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no i had positive camber before when it was standard hense me changing wheels suspension lower arm etc
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Jambo
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i thin kit was just harder to see then marc.
Stu TBH mate, i dont think its going to do you any harm.....
Its not leaning on any side particularly badly. You should rotate the wheels every 2k anyway so you will be fine.
You seriously need to consider buying 2nd hand bits, yours is the only one ive ever heard of being slightly skee-wiff. Just get one of another n-reg one being broken! If u get a bent one again u can call me amonkeys uncle.
No need to waste money, just get it replaced.
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iceman
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J you have a point changing the strut would be far cheaper... ive got my car booked into wheels-inmotion in watford for them to check over the entire suspension so lets see what they say
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Jambo
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The jig should be used as an option if all else fails and you bugger your tyres.
For now, get it checked, more than one opinion, replace subframe/strut etc, ull ge there in the end, there are about a million cally's being broken as we speak ull be able to find a subframe easy in good nick 
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iceman
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mmm i know this but its a bugger getting my mate out every damn weekend to repair something on the car lol
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Jambo
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theres nout wrong with it. i wouldnt of noticed it myself
your too much of a perfectionist 
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iceman
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me never 
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PainZ
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Berkshire Bodyshop in Newbury have a jig
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