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Old June 11th 05, 05:02 PM
Carl Byrns
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"Martin" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> It's best to arrive at the shop with alignment in the ballpark.


I used to do front end work for a living- if you can drive on the rack, you
can bring it back into alignment.

> Caster and camber are highly interactive on this vehicle, ie you loosen
> the upper A-frame mounts and wiggle everthing around to change both
> settings.


Front end shops have a tool for that...

> If they are 'way off, you're far less likely to get a
> satisfactory result from some guy who's used to just setting the
> toe-in.
>

Bull****- toe is the last operation done.
Vans really need to be thrust angle aligned- not a driveway job.

> Do you change your own oil?


Do you do your own brain surgery?

> Some of us have curiousity that goes a
> little further


Curiosity killed the cat :-(

-Carl


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