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Date:         Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:49:17 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: shocks/ alignment
In-Reply-To:  <405E9BE8.3030701@bellsouth.net>
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>Mark C wrote: > >>So our vanagons have shocks and not struts, which means that the >>shocks do not affect the alignment, while if they were struts they >>would affect the alignment.... >> >>Is this right/ true? ... >> >>And are our wheels four wheel aligned??? ... or is it just the front??? >> >> >By the book, the Vanagon does get all four wheels aligned. However I've >never seen anyone actually do it.! > >John Rodgers >88 GL Driver

I have done a 4-wheel alignment. The outfit gave me some excuse for not being able to aling one rear wheel... they said the semitrailing arm was bent. I have my doubts... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut


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