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#27 of 30 Re: alignment problems [hnew] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Apr 28, 2009 (6:22 am)
Replying to: hnew (Apr 28, 2009 3:52 am) Alignment can be knocked out in an instant. It can happen ten minutes after you get an alignment. A pothole will do it. I don't see how they could know what ruts or potholes their daughter might have hit, or may even be unaware of. If you smack a hole hard enough, or often enough that's it---the car's out of alignment.   Wear on an inside tread suggests to me that the car is out of alignment and has excessive toe in or toe out---meaning that the tire is being scrubbed across the road--not running straight.   Unfortunately, you cannot properly align a car with tires that are already worn. You have to replace the tire, then do a full alignment. Also it would be a good idea to see if there is any damage under there.   My gut feeling is that there is nothing basically wrong with the MINI but a lot wrong with whoever is working on the alignment machine. Replies to this message: hnew (Apr 28, 2009 9:27 am) Mr_Shiftright (Apr 28, 2009 10:52 am)
#28 of 30 Re: alignment problems [Mr_Shiftright] by hnew Apr 28, 2009 (9:27 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 28, 2009 6:22 am) I didn't look under the rear of the car to see if a alignment is possible. after buying the car from new, they replaced the rear tires in december of 2008. 4 months later they needed replaced again, and the rear tires are wearing about the same on the inside. tread. now on the bad one that is worn to the steel belt I do agree that she wasn't telling or giving up what could have knocked the front so badly out of alignment. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 28, 2009 10:52 am)
#29 of 30 Re: alignment problems [hnew] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Apr 28, 2009 (10:52 am)
Replying to: hnew (Apr 28, 2009 9:27 am) I'd need to see the wear pattern to tell you any more. Just about any car can be aligned on all 4 wheels although on some cars the way they do the rear wheels isn't pretty.
#30 of 30 Re: sport v reg. suspension on mini [faust4] by gogoletsgotats Jun 10, 2009 (7:34 pm)
Replying to: faust4 (Sep 26, 2007 1:24 pm) I have a 07 Cooper S. Had 19 or 18 in can't remember. JCW wheels with the run flats. Living in L.A. we encounter many pot holes, one night on the freeway I hit a pot hole, with a huge large BANG. Busted my rim. Then after replacing the rim few weeks later another loud BANG! I ran over a pot hole AGAIN and busted another rim. Then I started to notice the rear wheels were wearing only in the insides. So I decided to ditch all 4 tires and rims and switch out to a 17 with a Yokohama Hi Performance tires. Outcome: Slightly less noisy and bumpy. But I was and still am but was too cheap to get the alignment. I've had my car almost 2 years ( a month short ) had to replace 8 tires so far with 32000 mls. I just got my car back from service had to get my left front guide support replaced I need to replace my rear tires replaced then do alignment on all 4 wheels. I just think the OEM suspensions suck I'm thinking to replace it with the KONI's any feed back???? ALSO the JCW wheels are really delicate.

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