(07-02-2015, 08:41 PM)THE_Liam Wrote: It's because of the shoulder-height window sills and 2 foot thick pillars on that Focus
Who said it was the Focus? Clipped the 306 NSR twice in a day last week.
Its like some days I lose all special awareness. Tbf, its only parking in the Focus for exactly the reason you say, door sills are so high you cant see over them lol. Not sure theres an excuse in the 306...I'll blame its shit tracking for now... 
(07-02-2015, 10:02 PM)lolsteve Wrote: National tyres with the voucher on their site is 15 fir tracking so pretty good
Yeah but I've seen the guys that work there... Had one tyre fitted for my Dad and I knew it wouldn't hold air more than a week...took about half hour as well! Would stick with F1 if having it done professionally tbh.
(07-02-2015, 10:38 PM)Mark Wrote: I’ve got one of these – does pay for itself if doing a few cars or using it a few times. It can be a bit fiddly to set up to begin with but once you get used to it then it is simple and quite quick to use. Just got to keep an eye that the legs leaning against the wheel rim do keep in contact, but if it’s leaning at enough of an angle then it’s usually fine – that probably won’t mean much unless you’re using it, if you get one
Ah good, nice to get a response from someone that's used one!
(07-02-2015, 11:15 PM)allanallen Wrote: Or you could use the 'string box' method which will cost you even less and be just as accurate!
Just to clear up the misconception, the steering wheel being Central has absolutely nothing to do with correct tracking. The rack should be centralised when tracked up and the steering wheel removed and re-positioned to suit.
Oh and tyre monkeys with tracking gauges and laser beams generally don't have an f-ing clue about car suspension/steering geometry I'm afraid.
Tbh the string method confuses me and looks like it takes an age to set up lol.
The laser things looks much simpler, and I don't mind paying for a tool that I'll use for years to come.Presumably the wheel would've been fitted correctly at the factory, so it should be central with the rack anyway? Cant really move the Focus wheel as it sits on a 6pt nut rather than ~20pt spline like any other wheel I've seen lol.