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• Re: DIY alignments

  Don Hanson · Fri, 9 May 2008 10:08:33 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...DIY alignments Hi Don, You - and others - have mentioned that proper alignment is influenced by tire size. What sort of changes to alignment specs...

• Re: Syncro Alignment & Vibrations

  Steven X. Schwenk · Thu, 26 Mar 1998 22:44:25 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  ...note of the > tape-measure-to-wheelwell > method of determing proper alignment specs. > > I have heard nobody talking about this method lately, however, with...

• Re: shocks/ alignment

  Michael Snow · Mon, 22 Mar 2004 04:41:41 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  ...I had to break out the Bentley and show them the alignment specs for the rear. The numbers were not in their computer. Michael...

• Re: ?? SYNCRO WHEEL ALIGNMENT ??

  Rico Sapolich · Wed, 12 Apr 2000 11:21:22 EDT · Mailing-list archive

  ...the local VW dealer. > >Other than the wheel geometry specs, is there anything a competent alignment >shop needs to know in order to do...

• Re: ?? SYNCRO WHEEL ALIGNMENT ??

  Brent Christensen · Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:37:31 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...the local VW dealer. > > Other than the wheel geometry specs, is there anything a competent alignment > shop needs to know in order to do...

• where to get alignment done in bay area

  Ben S · Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:52:48 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  i just wasted $80 at a "goodyear" shop that charged me for a 4 wheel alignment and then said the rear wheels "weren't...

• Re: Bay window bus rims on Vanagon

  Ben T · Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:32:00 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...This would mean the center your contact patch will be 29mm further outwards than where VW engineers designed the alignment specs.

• Rear Springs

  Seastoner · Thu, 3 Jul 1997 14:02:34 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

  ...being unable to get a valid alignment. In any case I need to get it level within specs. Is there another potential cause for...

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Shared Vanagon Dictionary

• 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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Video catalog from Podcasts

• 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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