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• Derek's Syncro alignment specs

  · Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:50:54 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  Back when the list was just starting, Derek Drew posted modified specifications required for proper alignment of the Syncro. Last night I tried to...

• Re: Syncro Alignment

  Forhan, Thomas · Tue, 16 Sep 1997 09:39:06 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  There is a working link to the correct syncro alignment specs on the Syncro Westfalia page, under the "All Syncros" column: http://www.pipeline...

• Re: Syncro Alignment

  Sean Bartnik · Tue, 16 Sep 1997 11:19:11 EDT · Mailing-list archive

  The garage I worked at (Penske Auto Center) had a Hunter alignment machine with specs for the VW Vanagon Syncro 1986-1991. This particular...

• Re: Syncro alignment confusion

  Steven X. Schwenk · Wed, 20 May 1998 21:56:49 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  I just spent 15 minutes writing an explanation as to why I paid such an ungodly price for an alignment...and when I pushed...

• Re: Syncro Alignment Spreadsheet--Angle Units!!??

  Derek Drew · Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:24:35 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  We want to give the alignment shop specs in the same format that they use. If they use "Angle Units," whatever that is, then...

• What are the 'official' Syncro alignment specs

  David Marshall · Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:01:36 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  As the subject line says - what are the official specs? The Bentley Manual States one thing, a later service bulletin states something different. I...

• Re: Alignment, Anyone out there?

  Stephen Grisanti · Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:02:40 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...to be on the search for an alignment sho. > > Any tips on alignments or link to specs. > > Also, Friend on this list is looking...

• Re: Tires, Load Range and Pressure

  Mick Kalber · Sat, 19 May 2001 22:43:35 -1000 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Yesterday I had new > rubber mounted and an alignment on my Syncro. Since I try to stick with the > manufacturer's specs, I told...

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• Alignment specs

  Specifications for proper alignment of a vehicle's wheels and suspension

• Camper model

  In Gerry’s preserved FAQ alignment article, “Camper model” refers to the heavier Vanagon Syncro camper configuration, with separate alignment values from lighter non-camper vehicles. A Gerry discussion on 15 October 2003 about the “official” Syncro alignment specs quotes the chart for 1986–1991 Syncro campers with dual batteries up front; a 1999 thread separately asks about an almost-empty 1986 Syncro. These historical sources show why the exact load and configuration matter, not a current alignment specification. Use service data for the specific vehicle.

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• Jack the Vanagon Needs an Alignment

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• Hunt Club VW Vanagon Alignment

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• 1982 Aircooled VW Vanagon Westfalia Restoration Episode 52 Wheel Alignment

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• 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia For Sale - Walk Around

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• Intro to my Electric VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper Van Build

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• 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia | Brake Line Rebuild

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• VW Vanagon Westfalia TDI Project Introduction

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