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Subject:Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:22:56 -0700

2009/4/12 Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>

> Sure.
>
> You may get it close enough by hand to drive & may not even notice any
> alignment issue, but tire wear after 10K miles will "tell all".
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Hargrave

I have to agree. Backyard alightment jobs can result in savings but not
enough to offset the cost of a prematurely work tire. My local alightment
shop users laser technology to get it just right. I drop my Vanagon off. Go
to lunch nearby. Tnen $100 later I am done. No skinned knuckles and good
chance my 40 series Pirellis will have the best chance of survival when I go
canyon carving in my Vanagon. OK, so maybe I tend to exaggerate a little.
But those tires are $200 a piece!

BenT