| Subject: | Re: alignment with worn tires |
| From: | Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> |
| 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
>