I have been a bad boy.  After redoing one side of my Syncro front end last
year, I put off having an alignment.  It was steering arrow straight so, I
didn't think about it.  Needless to say, I shot two front tires.  Today, I
sought the advice of the two local Vanagon experts.  Neither could tell me
where to take it for the alignment but, they both told me where not to take
it: the local VW dealer.

Other than the wheel geometry specs, is there anything a competent alignment
shop needs to know in order to do a proper job on a Syncro?  The shop I
booked to do the work has been around for at least 50 years.  They even wind
their own springs.  They confidently told me they can even do an alignment on
a wheelbarrow but, I doubt if they have ever seen a Syncro.
Rich