If you are talking front wheels, absolutely not true.  The camber is
adjustable by a big cam bolt which holds the upper control arm on.  You
loosen the big nut on one end and turn the head of the bolt to move the
control arm in or out.   Then tighten the big nut down again to hold the
setting.  It's actually one of the simplest and easiest mechanisms I've
seen.
More than once I've had clueless/lazy tire shops try to convince me that it
is not adjustable.
-Hans
87 syncro

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill H." <starfinder88@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] shocks/ alignment

> When I take my 88 GL in for an alignment, the mechanic tells me they can
only
> do the toe adjustment. Is this not true?
>
> Bill H.
> 88 GL
>
> --- LOREN BUSCH <labusch@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> > .........By the book, the Vanagon does get all four wheels aligned.
> > However I've never seen anyone actually do it.! .......
> > I've had my '90 into the local dealer (Campbell Nelson, Seattel) for
> > alignment twice, once when I first got it (and it needed alignment bad)
> > and again after an encounter with a lane divider.  They did the rear
> > both times (needed adjustment the first time, checked OK the second).
> > So some reputatable dealers do align both front and rear.
>
>
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