dear outta line there is but one solution to this ... your alignment guy will show you where the parts are that may have worn out ... then he will recommend replacement of tires then after all parts are inplace and ready to go he will align ... if your guy simply aligns with out recommendation of new tires ... and without thorough inspection of all front end steering components ... i would choose a new guy cause this alignment will have to be redone as soon as tires fail ... which may happen at highway speed ... yours On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm having my '85 Vanagon Westfalia aligned early tomorrow morning. My > concern is that the front tires are worn on the insides, and I'm wondering > if this will effect the alignment. If I have it aligned like that, and later > rotate or replace my front tires, won't that throw off the alignment? You're > supposed to have the tire pressure just right and the load just right, so I > would imagine that having the tires sit not quite right because of uneven > wear would have an effect as well. > > If I had to I could put my snow tires on just for the alignment, or rotate > them front to back, though I would think I'd be faced with the same issue on > the back, then. > > I'm going to cross post to the Samba as well in hopes of getting some > advice before 6 a.m. EDT. > > Thanks, > Ed in CT >
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