XC90 Wheel Alignment

[Lukerchrdsn]

Hi. Would anyone have any recommendations on wheel alignment for my 2008 xc90? My local tyre garage recommended kwikfit as they equipment that allows them to do 4 wheel drive....

THanks

[TruckbusUK]

Originally Posted by Lukerchrdsn

Hi. Would anyone have any recommendations on wheel alignment for my 2008 xc90? My local tyre garage recommended kwikfit as they equipment that allows them to do 4 wheel drive....

THanks

Use the Align my Car website, they give the locations of all the dealers that uses Hunter 4 wheel alignment kit.

https://www.alignmycar.co.uk/where-s...-an-alignment/

Personally wouldn't go any where near Kwik-Fit .... Just my opinion regardless of which alignment kit they use.

Hope it helps

[laundryman]

I second that!!!

[SwissXC90]

Do not accept anything less than a 4-wheel laser alignment by a qualified, experienced aligner.

[Tannaton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHYrn6F4_LI

KwikFit will fall over as soon as they come accross rusted, siezed or stiff nuts and bolts. on the XC90 the rear should be adjusted first and then the front tracked from that. KwikFit blasted to the track rod end lock nut on my wife's V50 with a oxy torch and stripped the threads so it was just turning and not moving...

Hence I would agree with the advice already given.

[Tony500]

I used to use national tyres until the xc90 started eating tyres! Spent about £400 on tyres and got it tracked by them, a few months later the tyres were scrap!

Went to kwik fit and got the 2 year deal / £130 and you get 8 wheel alignments. I did free off all nuts ect and after they don’t their magic the car feels great and more stable on corners ect... no tyre wear at all! They give a print out ect and use the latest hunters 3D system.

[WrathOfKain]

Originally Posted by Tony500

I used to use national tyres until the xc90 started eating tyres! Spent about £400 on tyres and got it tracked by them, a few months later the tyres were scrap!

Went to kwik fit and got the 2 year deal / £130 and you get 8 wheel alignments. I did free off all nuts ect and after they don’t their magic the car feels great and more stable on corners ect... no tyre wear at all! They give a print out ect and use the latest hunters 3D system.

Are they still doing this deal ?

My concern of putting anything in there is the long list of unrelated work they usually manage to find.

[Kev0607]

I used Kwik Fit when I got my S80 aligned, as they were the only garage local to me that had the Hunter alignment equipment. They tracked the front & rear & gave me a print-out for my records.

It cost around £85 if I recall correctly.

[CondorXC90]

Can't think of a worse place to use than Kwik Fit ........ whatever fancy equipment they may or may not have - the operator is pretty important with Hunter machines too! And Kwik Fit notoriously seem to do most things quite badly and find "work" that was never there in the first place, even intimidating customers they are "not allowed to leave the premises" with a car "in that condition"............

A lot of other places now have Hunter machines too.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Lukerchrdsn

Hi. Would anyone have any recommendations on wheel alignment for my 2008 xc90? My local tyre garage recommended kwikfit as they equipment that allows them to do 4 wheel drive....

THanks

4 wheel drive makes no difference to wheel alignment machines ...

The dealer is the obvious place as they have the correct figures which Volvo updated about once a year .