

| Subject: | Re: alignment with worn tires |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:54:32 -0700 |
Yes, your alignment will be poor if you do it with worn wonky tires. Don Hanson On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm having my '85 Vanagon Westfalia aligned early tomorrow morning. My > concern is that the front tires are worn on the insides, and I'm wondering > if this will effect the alignment. If I have it aligned like that, and later > rotate or replace my front tires, won't that throw off the alignment? You're > supposed to have the tire pressure just right and the load just right, so I > would imagine that having the tires sit not quite right because of uneven > wear would have an effect as well. > > If I had to I could put my snow tires on just for the alignment, or rotate > them front to back, though I would think I'd be faced with the same issue on > the back, then. > > I'm going to cross post to the Samba as well in hopes of getting some > advice before 6 a.m. EDT. > > Thanks, > Ed in CT >
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