When I replaced my steering rack and radius rod bushings, I used Scott's method, and got the toe-in pretty close, but my caster (I think -- the adjustment set by the radius rods) was way off even though I measured the prior setting on the rods before I removed them to replace the bushings.

The alignment shop got all the settings dialed in.  Try to find one that has done Vanagons before, if not use a well-established local shop not a chain shop.  Take in the Bentley page, there is a specific sequence, if you do things out of order the initial adjustments will be changed by the later ones.  Also I've heard that many shops have the wrong data in their computer, the Bentley has the correct alignment specs.

Allan

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:48 -0700, "neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's part of the plan now. Thanks Allan.
>
> Just wanted to get it steering a little straighter. Initially I was
> hoping to get this done myself, (time drifting away on a long
> weekend....) but will have a shop check it regardless.
>
> Neil.
>