2000 Vauxhall Omega tyre wear

Instead of a four wheel track, there is a better system called a full geometry check. This would tell you all the angles that the wheels are at and would pinpoint where the problem is on the car. Some vehicles are able to have all four wheels tracked. With a four wheel tracking system, all they do is align the front wheels with the rear wheels. Thus if the rear wheels are out of alignment then so are the fronts. Hope this helps!!!.

You get a lot of complaints about this on that car . Did you get the check carried out with the normal load you carry on the rear ? If tyres are wearing on inside they have to be running untrue due to wear on suspension / geometry out or both .You have to get Caster, Camber and Toe on the front and Camber, Toe and Thrust angle at the rear, along with setback and track and wheel base differences checked .This is post from Omega forum on that subject ,


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Re: Wheel alignment
Reply #43 - 23. Feb 2007 at 11:52 Quote:
Where is this place Kevin, I'm not a million miles from you and wouldn't have a clue where to take it around here..

I got the Omega checked at Micheldever tyres at Micheldever station. Don't know if you've been there before but they are a very competitive (price-wise) tyre fitters. It's a bit of a production line when the place is busy so you don't get much in the way of personal service, especially at weekends, but if you phone them up and explain what you want, and ask them when they're quiet it should be OK. Best to try and get there on a weekday I'd say. They don't charge the earth either. I think my alignment check came to £17. It'd probably be more if they had to adjust more as I think it was itemised as "adjust toe" on the bill. They just tweaked the toe on mine.

They've got a couple of bays with optical alignment gear and measured Caster, Camber and Toe on the front and Camber, Toe and Thrust angle at the rear, along with setback and track and wheel base differences.

I've also had a good job done by Farnham Tyre and Exhaust near Farnham station but it was much more pricey. About £70 for an alignment on the wife's MX-5. Can't remember how much they adjusted but I think that was a fixed price. It did drive nicely afterwards though.

Cheers,

Kevin