After reading Keith's post I looked under my Westy, jogging my apparently
degrading memory. Is this "slot" issue for the back, when doing 4 wheel
alignment? I googled for the article I read but couldn't find it. Has anyone
seen this article? Is this another vanagon myth? Anyone aware of any issues
when doing 4 wheel alignments? Can you or do you even need to align the
rear, if so, what are the signs / symptoms. Could even tire wear, but odd or
poor handling be caused by the rear being out? These may be pesky questions
but it seems as if what hasn't happened yet, will down the road. And when
you have a vehicle you have to teach your mechanic how to fix it can be good
to know.

since I'm now guilty of blowing black smoke I'll try to find the article,
but won't have time until next week, lest be resolved by then.

Thanks & sorry for the smoke.
Thank you for the explanation, Keith.

L

>>When I first bought my 84 Westy and replaced the passenger tires with
RA08's, the old tires were worn just as you speak. I found a good article on
it using google. was either the archive here or on wesfalia.org. The gist of
it, from my recollection, was to grind out the adjuster slots something like
1/4 to 1/2 inch wider. Since putting on the correct tires, they seem to be
wearing evenly, so I'm holding off on the alignment. Anyway it seemed like a
good article, you might want to try to find it and decide for yourself if
you agree with it or not. Hopefully this may point you in a good direction.