All done. The guys were really good and took their time to get it as close to what I requested as possible, let me hang around and watch, see where the adjustment points are etc. The previous state had significantly more front toe than spec and the rear was towards the upper end of the range.


In terms of feel, I can feel a difference for sure. I'm not sure how much is due to the alignment and how much is down to new rubber.

+ Steering feels lighter and more responsive - especially at low speed.
+ Does not seem to 'tramline' so much (follow the grooves worn in to the road by trucks etc).
- Feels less 'planted' or 'locked-in' when cruising down the motorway, I guess expected with significantly less toe-in than before.

Turn-in/cornering also feels a bit different; I'm not sure whether it's better or worse. Some might say it feels more responsive and turns in more quickly, some might say it feels less stable.

This is a very loose analysis after driving home 50 miles (30-40 miles motorway). I imagine it will take me a little while to adapt and for the tyres to bed in a bit.

Overall happy, now time will tell in terms of wear on the front outside edges. Only covering 5-6k miles per year it might take a while.

I'm running at 34 PSI all round; previously ran 32 all round. I'll have a play with different pressures over time.

For the benefit of anyone else looking for a good garage in South East London in the future I used 'Wheel Power' in Brockley/Lewisham.

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