Baloney999
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I have heard mention on this forum about how P38's are prone to wandering from the straight and narrow if things are not just right so I was quite prepared for the need to correct some erratic course alterations when negotiating potholes and the like when I first started driving mine about two months ago. A full service history from the same Land Rover dealership suckered me in to believing all was well.
Unfortunately, anyone equipped and knowledgeable to deal with any sort of Land Rover are few and far between here (ncluding the dealers!!) so its a long hard road finding people to trust with my pride and joy. I recently had the VC and rear differential repaired and as this was hideously expensive fitted part worn tyres on the front as an economy. Bad mistake!!
All went well for about 400 miles but then a vibration started at the front somewhere and steadily got worse - I took it back to the RR Specialist who did the repair job (not the dealer) and he suggested a full set of new tyres and directed me to a regular tyre centre.
What a difference a day makes! A very professional tyre fitter who in addition to the usual wheel balance, also corrected the tracking and steering made all the difference - its like driving a completely different motor!
Anyway, the question is... I have also heard advice here that the P38 runs best with about .5 degree toe in but the fitter said that a) his database advised .2 degrees and b) in the event, the adjustment set up under the car only allows adjustment on one side (offside) which means that 'toe-in' is not possible; only "straight" - that's what led him to adjust the steering to make it run true. Now bearing in mind that the guy was Chinese whose English was only marginally better than my Mandarin (OK, alot better) what exactly is the set up and how do I get the advised .5 degree toe-in if this latest set up proves less than ideal over the coming miles (and potholes)??
Any advice would be appreciated as my Malay and Chinese language skills are not really up to scratch and it can be difficult getting a straight answer here.
Thanks
Unfortunately, anyone equipped and knowledgeable to deal with any sort of Land Rover are few and far between here (ncluding the dealers!!) so its a long hard road finding people to trust with my pride and joy. I recently had the VC and rear differential repaired and as this was hideously expensive fitted part worn tyres on the front as an economy. Bad mistake!!
All went well for about 400 miles but then a vibration started at the front somewhere and steadily got worse - I took it back to the RR Specialist who did the repair job (not the dealer) and he suggested a full set of new tyres and directed me to a regular tyre centre.
What a difference a day makes! A very professional tyre fitter who in addition to the usual wheel balance, also corrected the tracking and steering made all the difference - its like driving a completely different motor!
Anyway, the question is... I have also heard advice here that the P38 runs best with about .5 degree toe in but the fitter said that a) his database advised .2 degrees and b) in the event, the adjustment set up under the car only allows adjustment on one side (offside) which means that 'toe-in' is not possible; only "straight" - that's what led him to adjust the steering to make it run true. Now bearing in mind that the guy was Chinese whose English was only marginally better than my Mandarin (OK, alot better) what exactly is the set up and how do I get the advised .5 degree toe-in if this latest set up proves less than ideal over the coming miles (and potholes)??
Any advice would be appreciated as my Malay and Chinese language skills are not really up to scratch and it can be difficult getting a straight answer here.
Thanks
