Date:         Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:31:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject:      Re: NAPA usually has it...
Comments: To: Vern in Bend <vernmcintosh@EONI.COM>
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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...
>>
>