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while it wont affect drivability, it does mess with treadwear. i had some feathering on the rear wheels of the rieger due to one of them being out of wack (toe-in). the front wheel on the same side was wearing excessively on the inner edge due to the constant steering angle to correct for the rear.
Al
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From: Brian Wagner
To: Robbie Cotner ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: holy funky weird frame problem!?
Robbie this is call dog tracking in the alignment world. When you had the alignment done last time all they did was a thrust alignment and not a 4 wheel alignment. Find a reputable alignment shop and be prepared to pay up to $200 for a proper 4 wheel alignment. They will actually remove the rear stub axle and shim it to correct the caster and camber of the rear axle.
Watch pickup trucks rollinng down the road it is a very common occurence and usually does not effect driveability.
HTH
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From: Robbie Cotner
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: holy funky weird frame problem!?
Hey all- A friend was following behind my Rocco('83 8V), because I feared I had smoke coming out of the exhaust. No smoke, but he did say that my car was driving funny. Like driving sideways yet straight, he could see the front drivers tire, both rears, but not the front passenger tire, even when he weaved over to try. He said it was very noticeable. Basically, though I've never noticed for the year I've had the car, he said my tires were like so:
II II
II II <now that is exaggeratted ofcourse, but you get the picture. What can I do? how can I test to see if this actually is a problem? My car was aligned about 2,000 miles ago, and I don't do spirited driving so I doubt front alignment is my problem. The car appears to have the original paint job, and no visible body damage past or present. How can I correct this problem!? Thanks so much in advance-
Rob
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>while it wont affect drivability, it does mess with
treadwear. i had some feathering on the rear wheels of the rieger due to one of
them being out of wack (toe-in). the front wheel on the same side was wearing
excessively on the inner edge due to the constant steering angle to correct for
the rear.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com
href="mailto:scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com";>Brian Wagner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=robw_z@yahoo.com
href="mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie Cotner</A> ; <A
title=scirocco-l@scirocco.org
href="mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 28, 2002 1:37
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: holy funky weird frame
problem!?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robbie this is call dog tracking in the alignment
world. When you had the alignment done last time all they did was a thrust
alignment and not a 4 wheel alignment. Find a reputable alignment shop and be
prepared to pay up to $200 for a proper 4 wheel alignment. They will actually
remove the rear stub axle and shim it to correct the caster and camber of the
rear axle.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Watch pickup trucks rollinng down the road it is
a very common occurence and usually does not effect driveability.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HTH</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=robw_z@yahoo.com href="mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie Cotner</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=scirocco-l@scirocco.org
href="mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 27, 2002 9:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> holy funky weird frame
problem!?</DIV>
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<P>Hey all- A friend was following behind my Rocco('83 8V), because I
feared I had smoke coming out of the exhaust. No smoke, but he did say
that my car was driving funny. Like driving sideways yet straight, he
could see the front drivers tire, both rears, but not the front passenger
tire, even when he weaved over to try. He said it was very
noticeable. Basically, though I've never noticed for the year I've had
the car, he said my tires were like so:</P>
<P>II II</P>
<P> II
II <now that is
exaggeratted ofcourse, but you get the picture. What can I do?
how can I test to see if this actually is a problem? My car was
aligned about 2,000 miles ago, and I don't do spirited driving so I doubt
front alignment is my problem. The car appears to have the original
paint job, and no visible body damage past or present. How can I
correct this problem!? Thanks so much in advance-</P>
<P>Rob</P>
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