Tracking

Anyone know what the story is with wheel tracking on the GTV V6 (Phase 2 if that makes any difference). I have heard you need to track the rears as well as the fronts, is this true? Also is it a tricky or expensive job?

yes that's right the rears are adjustable. If anyone tells you otherwis. people down the pub or garages alike, leave well alone.

You need a place with a good 4-wheel laser alignment machine, the rears have to be set first then the fronts. watch if you can to make sure this is done. A good place will take you out and show you the angles before and after on the computer and at the least provide a print out.

It's not a hard job at all should be round about an hour done properly but the track rods are prone to seizing up which can be problematic.

anywhere around £40-60 seems to be the norm but there was a thread on here a few weeks back where someone was quoted over £200!

Details of set up here... not sure if it just relates to front though.

Alfa Romeo GTV Owner's Information

Originally Posted by indiekid

yes that's right the rears are adjustable. If anyone tells you otherwis. people down the pub or garages alike, leave well alone.

You need a place with a good 4-wheel laser alignment machine, the rears have to be set first then the fronts. watch if you can to make sure this is done. A good place will take you out and show you the angles before and after on the computer and at the least provide a print

Hey thanks for that. This is interesting as a guy on another forum claims that tracking is a different thing to 4-wheel alignment? Also, my nearest fiat/alfa specialist did tell me I needed 4 wheel alignment doing (70 quid plus vat) but he never mentioned tracking? Not sure whether to use this place, he uses a wheel alignment guy that goes round loads of garages and dealers apparently?