Date:         Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:12:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Vern in Bend <vernmcintosh@EONI.COM>
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From:         Vern in Bend <vernmcintosh@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: NAPA usually has it...
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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...
>