Hi,

I'll be having 4 new tyres fitted soon including Hunter Alignment.

I was wondering if it matters what height the car is at (Access / Standard / High) during the change process?

If it does matter what level should I make sure the car is at?

As always the advice of you good people would be appreciated.

Thanks. Barrie.
2017-Jan 2024: 2005 RRS 2.7TDV6. Best car I ever had - until now!
Current: 2018 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2

Standard height, but make sure they put your vehicle into tight tolerance mode. I believe the Hunter machine will prompt the operator to do this. Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

BJH1959 / Barrie.
So how about an update on your new life outside the UK, the good (weather etc ) the bad (taxes etc ) you get the gist  In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

knwatkins wrote:

Standard height, but make sure they put your vehicle into tight tolerance mode. I believe the Hunter machine will prompt the operator to do this.

It's done with a diagnostics tool, for example the GAP IID tool.

I'm not sure how tyre places or garages do it. Maybe the Hunter machine connects up to the car directly and puts it in the correct mode but I cannot be sure. Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

I usually just lock the car down into access mode as you would if you were in a multi storey car park, this just stops things extending when the wheels are off the ground. Obviously if this is wrong someone correct me please! Wouldn’t like to give bumb info..  Current: 2010 RRS 3.6 TDV8 HSE
Past: 2012 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
2007 3.6 TDV8 Vogue
2005 3.0 TD6 Vogue
2007 D3 Commercial
2001 D2 4.0 V8 ES
1998 D1 3.9 V8 ES
1988 3.5 V8 EFI Vogue
Others: 2007 VW Touareg 3.0 V6
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0
1990 Mitsubishi Shogun 2.6

That would seem to be totally the wrong approach to me, Stu - since the geo changes (dramatically) between ride heights, camber notably, if you set the camber up at Access height then it should be completely wrong at Normal height?

More info here: https://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/post391302.html#391302 2014 BMW 530d Touring, 2006 BMW 650i, 2018 Mini Cooper S

@ aaronjb, sorry I maybe wasn’t clear with what I meant. It was only for the tyre change I lock it down as it were!. Current: 2010 RRS 3.6 TDV8 HSE
Past: 2012 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
2007 3.6 TDV8 Vogue
2005 3.0 TD6 Vogue
2007 D3 Commercial
2001 D2 4.0 V8 ES
1998 D1 3.9 V8 ES
1988 3.5 V8 EFI Vogue
Others: 2007 VW Touareg 3.0 V6
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0
1990 Mitsubishi Shogun 2.6

Gotcha, that makes much more sense although I thought the idea was to lock it in fully extended mode for tyre changes; no idea why, just what the tyre place insisted I do.. 2014 BMW 530d Touring, 2006 BMW 650i, 2018 Mini Cooper S

If I jack my car from extended, my jack runs out of reach. If I jack from access it’s well within its travel limit however when I lower the jack, I can’t get it out as the cars stance has now changed and I have to raise the suspension to remove the jack. If your just changing the tyres there’s no need for tight tolerance mode unless you have the alignment done (which you are). When I enquired at my local Hunter place they said they charge extra for plugging into the diag port as it’s not done as standard so I did it myself on the IDD tool. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and advice.

@SRE - Happy to talk more about the good life here in Portugal on PM. Not sure how many others would be interested.  Barrie.
2017-Jan 2024: 2005 RRS 2.7TDV6. Best car I ever had - until now!
Current: 2018 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2

Brit Plumber wrote:

If I jack my car from extended, my jack runs out of reach. If I jack from access it’s well within its travel limit however when I lower the jack, I can’t get it out as the cars stance has now changed and I have to raise the suspension to remove the jack..

Think I know what's on top of your wish list

Top of my wish list would be a 2 post lift.

Top of the wife’s wish list maybe an extended jack or one that works more than once a weekend!!! 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

I have a scissor lift that the Cobra is currently sitting on .. brilliant bit of kit.

Sadly the RRS won't fit in that garage length wise, and won't fit in the other garage height wise first world problems! 2014 BMW 530d Touring, 2006 BMW 650i, 2018 Mini Cooper S