You can have the best coilovers, the stickiest tyres and a perfectly welded shell, and still have a car that pushes one way and snaps the other, because the weight isn't sitting where it should. Corner balancing puts your car on scales and adjusts each corner until it's carrying its fair share, then we align it for real grip. This is the setup work that separates a car that just looks fast from one that actually is, and it's where RoughEdge earns its money.
Corner-Weight Scales, Done With The Driver In
We roll your car onto four corner-weight scales, set ride height and fuel to a repeatable state, and add driver weight so we're balancing the car as it's actually used. Then we adjust spring perch height corner by corner to even out the cross-weight, chasing that magic 50 percent so the car behaves the same turning left as it does turning right. On a road car it means predictable, confident handling. On a track car it can be worth real lap time. Either way, it's the difference between a car that fights you and one that works with you.
Race Alignment For Your Use
Alignment isn't one-size-fits-all. A daily wants stability and even tyre wear; a track car wants turn-in and grip through the whole corner. We set camber, caster and toe to suit how you drive, dialling front and rear to balance the car's tendency to understeer or oversteer. Want it to rotate on entry? We can build that in. Want it planted and forgiving? Also on the table. We'll talk through the trade-offs between grip, wear and stability so you get an alignment that matches your goals rather than a generic factory number.
Bump-Steer And The Fine Details
Lower a car and the steering arms can end up on the wrong plane, so your toe changes as the suspension moves. That's bump-steer, and it makes a car dart and feel nervous over bumps and under braking. We measure it and correct it with the right tie-rod geometry and spacers so the steering stays honest through the full range of travel. This is the kind of detail most workshops skip, and it's exactly why a properly set-up car feels calm and connected when a poorly set-up one feels twitchy. Little things, big difference.
Repeatable And Documented
A setup is only useful if you can get back to it. We record your final numbers, ride heights, corner weights, camber, caster and toe, so there's a baseline to return to after a knock, a service or a change of tack. That means when you want to try more front camber for a grippy circuit or wind it back for a road trip, we're adjusting from known figures rather than starting from scratch. It also protects the work you've paid for, because settings drift over time and after big impacts. Documented numbers turn your alignment from a one-off job into a setup you can tune and trust for the life of the build.
Got the parts but not the handling? Book a corner-balance and alignment session and let's make your setup actually work.
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