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Front End Alignment Needed
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:41:01 -1000
...for toe alignment. No mention of anything else being measured. Looking at the Bently, on page 44.2 - it provides specs for camber and...
Re: Volkswagen Mini Van
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 16:13:24 -0500
...the trick is, with the lowered suspension, the alignment settings are for a bus that is loaded, not empty ... you use the specs for...
Upper control arm spacers
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 16 May 2008 19:45:45 -0700
...the upper control arm is pointing down which maxes out my alignment specs where one of my tires is wearing funny. I want to...
Syncro Page Additions
Historical mailing list - Steve
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 14:41:27 -0800
...lock - Diagram & Charts re the VC - Tire, wheel & Alignment specs And also - Link to the final drives re all vanagons page but i don...
Re: Alignment Question
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 01:19:04 -0700
...FWIW in the alignment the steering wheel is centered & locked down, then the tie rods are adjusted to specs. Adjusting the tie rods is...
Re: Alignment woes before ling trip
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:52:22 -0400
...I'm going on a 1500 mile trip Wednesday, and thought I could take it in for an alignment. I was able to be...
Re: Discount Tires Hijack from "Dare I start a Tire thread? 15" Tires for Westy"
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:52:23 -0400
Oh, another thing, they don't do alignments, and so they do not try to sell unneeded alignment. They will tell you if the...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:45:53 -0700
...He aligned it HIS way, using all the specs from the alignment shop computer and gave me a pretty little piece of paper with...
Belt drift?
Historical mailing list - Leong, Norman
Wed, 29 Oct 1997 15:50:43 -0800
Hello, all Have any of you experienced a condition in which your vehicle's front end alignment specs are dead on, but yet will...
alignment in 87 Westy--what is correct?
Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 22:08:37 EDT
...The following is what is on the printout from the alignment showing the specs for the van and the before and after increments from...
Re: DIY alignments
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:36:34 -0400
Hi again Don, First of all, thanks for your nice alignment write-up. I do get that everything is interdependent, and I also get...
Re: Belt drift?
Historical mailing list - TBill
Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:05:42 -0800
Leong, Norman wrote: > > Hello, all > > Have any of you experienced a condition in which your vehicle's front > end > alignment specs are dead on...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:59:45 -0600
...He aligned it HIS way, using all the > specs from the alignment shop computer and gave me a pretty little piece of > paper with...
Re: alignment in 87 Westy--what is correct?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:36:23 -0700
...The > following > is what is on the printout from the alignment showing the specs for > the van > and the before and after increments from...
Re: Front tire wear
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:17:18 -0700
...had an alignment done at my last tire rotation. L.S. told me that they couldn't get the thing to specs, and that...
Alignment help Shop machine has incorrect values?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 18:20:30 -0700
...shop numbers in a narrower range (but are within the factory specs). However the numbers for the rear Camber is way off. The shop...
Re: shocks/ alignment
Historical mailing list - karl filc
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:22:08 -0000
...I had to break out the Bentley and > show them the alignment specs for the rear. The numbers were not in > their computer. > > Michael...
Re: Syncro Alignment Spreadsheet
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 22 May 1998 16:17:31 -0400
...And you will notice that my alignment specs that I have been giving out generally assume that the vehicle is at the maximum of...
Re: Syncro front end alignment specs. needed
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 01:43:35 +0100
...They make a ton of alignment > machines. They claim there is nothing special about the front end > of the Vanagon syncro, except they had...
Re: tire pressures and alignments
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:55:23 -0400
...specs (39 front 48 rear) so that's comforting. The shop is conveniently around the corner so I will do an empty-vehicle alignment...
Re: Tires, Load Range and Pressure
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sat, 19 May 2001 21:45:42 EDT
...Yesterday I had new rubber mounted and an alignment on my Syncro. Since I try to stick with the manufacturer's specs, I told...
Re: Alignment help Shop machine has incorrect values?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 20:41:08 -0500
...shop numbers in a narrower range (but > are within the factory specs). However the numbers for the rear Camber > is way off. > > The shop...
Alignment For Vanagon Syncro
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Mar 94 12:01:34 EST
...a) the faulty specs in many Hunter alignment machines or b) the earlier, easier to figure, alignment specs used before page 44.3a was...
Re: tire pressures and alignments
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:48:09 -0700
...specs (39 front > 48 rear) so that's comforting. > > The shop is conveniently around the corner so I will do an empty-vehicle > alignment...
Uneven tire wear
Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:10:21 -0600
...Wheel alignment you say. I had it done when I bought the new tires about 3 years ago. I don't drive the van...
Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:29:59 -0700
...I have not compared alignment specs between > the > two, but I'd start there. ..............
Re: Bay window bus rims on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Weaver
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:32:45 -0400
...This would mean the center your contact patch will be 29mm further outwards than where VW engineers designed the alignment specs.
Re: Syncro Alignment Spreadsheet
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 26 May 1998 23:42:18 -0400
...I think we need that california fellow that was so happy with is expensive alignment to supply us with a printout of the specs...
Re: Alignment help Shop machine has incorrect values?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:08:14 -0700
...shop numbers in a narrower range (but > > are within the factory specs). However the numbers for the rear Camber > > is way off. > > > > The shop...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:03:53 -0400
...Also I've heard that many shops have the wrong data in their computer, the Bentley has the correct alignment specs. Allan On Sun...
Re: tire pressures and alignments
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 23:32:27 -0400
...specs (39 >> front >> 48 rear) so that's comforting. >> >> The shop is conveniently around the corner so I will do an empty-vehicle >> alignment...
Re: checking castor
Historical mailing list - Jim
Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:48:32 -0700
...Best left to the guy with the alignment rack. http://www.stockcarracing.com/techarticles/scrp_0704_measuring_caster_camber/index.html Jim -------------------------------------------------- From: "Larry...
Re: Rear wheels lean inward
Historical mailing list
Sat, 29 Jul 1995 14:33:50 -0400
...How is the rear alignment -- toe out or in? Even if it is set exactly where it was before, it might not have been...
95 EV CAMPER TIRES
Historical mailing list - Richard M. Schermerhorn
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:01:45 +0000
...Took it to an alignment specialist and they said the rear end was within VW specs. I have rotated tires every 5 to 7...
Re: What can go wrong..... (followup and short trip report)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 1 Aug 2017 21:34:07 +0000
...have not adjusted the alignment to best handling for your >> wheels and tires. The Bentley and other sources give specs for stock >> tires...it...
Re: Bay window bus rims on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:11:32 -0700
...This would mean the center your contact patch will be 29mm further outwards than where VW engineers designed the alignment specs. I’m not...
Re: What can go wrong..... (followup and short trip report)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 1 Aug 2017 13:28:31 -0400
...have not adjusted the alignment to best handling for your > wheels and tires. The Bentley and other sources give specs for stock > tires...it...
Alignment Specs with 16" rims on my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:45:13 -0400
Do the alignment specs change, when running different wheel/tire sizes vs. OEM? I'm running 215/55R-16, on Benz rims with 30...
Re: Front tire wear
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:39:30 -0700
...had an alignment done at my last tire > rotation. L.S. told me that they couldn't get the thing to specs, and > that...
Re: Uneven tire wear
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:09:48 -0700
...Wheel alignment you say. I had it done when I bought the new tires about 3 years ago. I don't drive the van...
I drove home from the U.P. with this clunk.
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 5 Sep 2023 11:44:48 -0400
...Purchased new tire and had a second “proper alignment” which brought it close to specs, but caster was still off. So, I decided last...
Re: What can go wrong..... (followup and short trip report)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 1 Aug 2017 10:21:55 -0700
I'm guessing you have not adjusted the alignment to best handling for your wheels and tires. The Bentley and other sources give specs...
Re: tire pressures and alignments
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:46:09 +0000
...specs (39 >> front >> 48 rear) so that's comforting. >> >> The shop is conveniently around the corner so I will do an empty-vehicle >> alignment...
Re: Upper Ball Joint Test for Condition?
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 10:26:28 -0700
...of replacement, as suggested by my alignment man? > He is unable to bring the front alignment to specs and he says that the > Westy...
Re: Mileage survey closing
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:47:02 -0800
...There was no question asking about wheel alignment specs which can make a substantial difference to rolling resistance. I also forgot to put my...
Regarding alignment..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:13:15 -0800
For a quick and dirty alignment, it's easy to do yourself with no special tools. At least getting the wheels pointed correctly. Here...
'90 Syncro Align. Woes/Springs
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 08:05:41 +0000
...My dealer has a new Hunter alignment machine (purchased new at the beginning of this year). The front end is well within specs (camber...
Re: Alignment concern?!?
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Mon, 12 May 2008 17:04:50 -0400
...I just wasn't sure what the Camber specs were. The alignment shop is a classic place, and they have done Vanagons before, they...
Re: Looking to lower the van.
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:45:38 -0400
...that way, youwil have effectively lowered your van, and made it handle better without any major suspension changes (castor/camber, and major alignment problems...
Re: tie rod ends (second request)
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:58:02 -0500
...However, it had been several years since my last alignment so it probably needed it anyway. Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Felder <felder@knology...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:28:42 -0700
...Also I've heard that many shops have the wrong data in their > computer, the Bentley has the correct alignment specs. > > Allan > > >
Re: Syncro Alignment & Vibrations
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 08:06:25 -0500
...Being conservative, I will produce a set of alignment specs for a vehicle 33% laden. RANDOM WEIGHT STATISTICS: TOTAL Front Axel Rear Axel Syncro...
Re: Uneven tire wear
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:46:31 -0400
...Uneven tire wear > Hi all, > > I am trying to find the reason why my front tires show excessive wear on > the > outsides. > Wheel alignment...
Re: Rear tire angle
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:09:19 -0400
...The Bentley has the specs. Typically you want from 0 to -1 degree. The -1 will make the tires lean in at the top...
Re: Dashmount options for smartphone
Historical mailing list - Gary Freshley
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:34:39 -0700
...There are multiple vendors of this mount but they all should handle the iPhone sized units or a Nuvi, Garmin but check the specs...
Re: alignment & tires
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 22:20:43 -0400
I pay usually about $80 for a 4 wheel alignment on my Vanagons on either coast. VMMV On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 8...
Re: tie rod ends (second request)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:50:14 -0500
...I've never had to do one after a tie rod replacement if the alignment was good to begin with. The secret it to...
Re: alignment & tires
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 20:09:48 -0400
...Now I already paid 200$ for an > alignment is changing my tire pressure going to ruin the alignment? > Clearly it will effect how my...
Re: Derek's Syncro alignment specs
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Mar 96 20:36 CST
Derek Drew wrote an excellent article about Syncro alignment specs. I'm always amazed by minds that understand steering geometry, I've never been...
Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:14:49 -0700
...the wrong data in their computer, the Bentley has the correct alignment specs. > > Allan For sure. Just posted this garbled email: " The fact that...