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zeng
post Nov 19 2023, 11:12 AM

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QUOTE(exorthexquas @ Nov 9 2023, 11:18 AM)
Had to revive this thread, any good shops area for balancing and alignment in subang ss15?
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I had good experience with Kim Heng Tyre in SS14 many many years ago.

2-3 years ago I made enquiries at a few SS15 tyre shops in the row facing SS17, I didn't proceed with any of them as they appears to me to be so so and hence lack of confidence with them.

Having said that, subsequently I proceeded with one recommended shop (on lowyat.net) in Jalan Klang Lama and regretted and frustrated with its workmanship making the wheel alignment worse off.

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post Jun 25 2025, 05:22 PM

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QUOTE(Silverfire @ Mar 13 2025, 02:22 AM)
RM150 @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/tsgVKat7qfBnDCaa8

Have sent 2 different cars there for alignment+balancing so far. Drive feel is noticeably different right out the gate.

They use Hunter Road Force Elite.
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2 questions on its workmanship quality of wheel alignment, namely:

1) During straight ahead driving on straight roads with both hands holding tight and firmly on the steering wheel, is the steering wheel straight on and on-centre without being crooked either side even by 2 mm or more?

2) During straight ahead driving on straight roads with both hands temporarily taken off the steering wheel, can all the 4 tyres of a car remains within the same lane for 8 seconds or more at say, 90 km/hr constant speed?

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post Oct 31 2025, 04:55 PM

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Is your steering wheel pointing straight ahead at 12 o'clock position as you drive on a straight road?
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post Nov 5 2025, 11:22 AM

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QUOTE(jex-koi @ Nov 4 2025, 08:18 PM)
After alignment, it should be straight. some caveats. Honda CRV (4th gen) and vellfire (not sure which year model), even though alignment has been done, will still pull to one side after alignment.

Of course the alignment mechanic can adjust it to 'counter' pull, to make it nicely straight.  But will have more wear and tear.
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Thanks for responding.

Vehicle pulling (or drifting) to either side after paying for a wheel alignment job is always a *misalignment* in itself, often disguised by incompetent local practitioners as 'normal and that's the way it is' .

It's not true that an adjustment 'countering' the vehicle pull would cause increased tyre wear.

It appears to me this Shall Alam alignment shop is just like any other incompetent practitioners commonly found in local market, as I'd encountered.....sighhhh...

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