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    Just thinking - the front left has no weights on it and is the odd one out it seems. Is it possible it missed being balanced? Or is balance only for up/down wobble? Not side pull?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuppa View Post
    I think you should expect your money back . If it were me I would be making that firmly but politely clear to whoever is in charge & telling them that both a) it was fine before they adjusted it & b) you will be taking it to a specialist wheel alignment place to rectify what they have done. If they suggest having another go I would refuse on the basis that they had plenty of opportunity to get it right & told you they could do no more. Any further attempt will just be more of the same.

    Actually I think that the people who told you your well handling vehicle needed a wheel alignment & then turned it into an ill handling vehicle should be responsible for the cost of getting it rectified elsewhere, but that might be a harder road to follow.
    There was no charge in the end for the alignment - just paid for the tyres. Although I'm thinking of hitting them up to replace at least the front tyres and set back to within spec alignment and see if it's the tyres.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arfa Brayne View Post
    OK = basics.

    Last set of Bridgies I put on my Patrol only lasted a month before I resold them to a young hoon for a third the price I bought them. Utter crap.
    I've sworn by Bridgestone for 40 years = fitted to every vehicle I've owned, always top quality. Never questioned the choice. .... Until the last set I bought (and will ever by) caused me to research what the hell went wrong.

    Bet you buttons to billions it's the tyres.
    If possible, get a written opinion from a reputable tyre/alignment shop and see if you can get a refund for your tyre purchase or a trade in on a better set of tyres.
    This is my 4th set of D697s (2 sets on a prado, 1 set on a hilux and now the patrol). Never had an issue before so stuck with them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arfa Brayne View Post
    So if you have a Y61 and they claim to have changed the caster or camber angles, you have documented proof of absolute bull$h!t.
    The manager did say there is only 1 adjustment they can make, and that's all they can do without adding a drag link(?) to give it more adjustment. My counter argument was if it drove straight this-morning, and it's not the alignment it must be the tyres - there answer, it's not the tyres as they are brand new, maybe your old tyres were worn and now with new 'flat' tyres they are not compensating for the suspension. And we went around in circles on that point.

    Thing was, the old D693's wore even and had zero scrubbing inside or out on any of the 5. They still had about 3mm left but started to get a bit squirrely in the recent rain, hence replacing.

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    My guess to this was that your Patrol had the toe adjustment done previously to this adjustment and was adjusted in a way to stop the vehicle from drifting to one side. This works but its no good for tyre wear. Now that you've gone and got it done true, it drifts. Which is a pretty common thing with Patrols.
    I would take it somewhere else. We have a shop here in Melbourne call Pro Axle, these guys do trucks down to 4wds. no good for you but maybe you need to find a place similar. It might just be there equipment too causing this? Who knows.
    Putting a drag link on as you stated, its already got one, but getting an adjustable drag link, this is used to correct the steering wheel, when the car is raised or lowered or adjustments are done. This might be all you just need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smyz250 View Post
    Just thinking - the front left has no weights on it and is the odd one out it seems. Is it possible it missed being balanced? Or is balance only for up/down wobble? Not side pull?

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    Swap the wheel out and see what happens...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    Swap the wheel out and see what happens...
    Yeah I can swap it with the spare and see if it makes a difference. I'll give it a go this-arvo...

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    Quote Originally Posted by smyz250 View Post
    Yeah I can swap it with the spare and see if it makes a difference. I'll give it a go this-arvo...
    Swapped it and taken for a drive - no difference.

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    My 2c.

    After I installed my 2 inch lift with 2 inch castor correction bushes I was wearing out the front left hand tyre right on the edge. First I tried and offset kingpin that helped, but put the steering wheel off centre. They reposition the steering wheel. I have since been rotating my tires all 5 every 7- 10000km just to get even wear around all of them. I recently had an adjustable drag link installed and my steering wheel reposition and it is all running true feels right now.

    Also whenever I have had tyres installed or balanced I have always asked them, if there is going to be a lot of weight added if they could rotate a tyre 180 degrees on the rim that way less weights are required.

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    Do you know anyone local with a Nissan Patrol. Ask to borrow their wheels for a test drive. Have the alignment checked with soneone else's tyres or have your old ones refitted for the sake of the alignment
    If the car drives straight with other tyres then you are looking for them to replace the tyres under warranty for defect.

    Another option is ask them to a trip the tyres off and spin them on the rims to a different setting them rebalance and try again.
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