Did you happen to ask them if they'll align the rear ? Vanagons have a little rear alignment adjustment. Not usually done....but it can be. $ 38 is scary low-sounding to me.
On 10/16/2013 8:12 PM, Vern in Bend wrote: > Don, I was at the Bend Tire Factory store today getting some new Nokians, > and I asked if they could align a Vanagon. The manager laughed and said, > "Yeah, we've done a lot of them, it seems that Vanagon guys really > like to > change their springs." So I had to confess, "I changed my springs." > > Anyway, they quoted me $38. for a front alignment, which is much lower > than > I expected and seems like not only a fairly cheap investment > considering the > cost of the tires, but also too low to consider messing with it myself. > > Regards, Vern > > > >> so the RAO 8s are wearing the inside shoulders, more on the left >> wheel. I >> decided to dismount the front tires and swap them around to use up the >> remaining tread, and to address the poor alignment while I had the >> wheels >> off.......needs some camber adjustment, at least. >> >> > >> Anybody have any sage advice on reducing the negative camber my front >> obviously has? Any gotchas I might encounter or hidden complexities >> that >> won't be readily apparent or outlined in the Bently book? I don't >> have >> an alignment rack or lasers but I can usually do most vehicles >> acceptably >> well without that fancy stuff... >> > |
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