200 Chassis alignment

[BRIAN O'NEILL]

--- e2e <sam at edgetoedge.co.nz> wrote:
> Hi all
> I came belatedly to the recent wheel alignment chat,
> as usual Phil's wisdom
> is bloody mavelous.OK heres my problem;1990
> 200TQA,when I got it it pulled
> to the left,it was under warranty so after a number
> of wheel alignments by
> the (audi)dealer they agreed that it was tyre wear.
WOULD HAVE BEEN TIRE "PULL" OR A HEAVY TIRE-VERY
COMMON !!!
> A new set of tyres and
> all seemed well I can take my hands off the wheel
> and the car goes
> straight.So 35,000 km later the front tyres are shot
> and, more importantly,
SOUNDS LIKE CAMBER SETTING IS GOOD BUT TOE ADJUSTMENT
IS OFF.
> someone told me that it "crabs" along the road
> slightly.
> Before I go and get new tyres....
> How can a bent car steer straight?
IF THE REAR IS POINTED ONE WAY AND THE FRONT THE
OTHER, YOU WILL BELIEVE ITS GOING STRAIGHT.
> Do front tyres wear faster than rears?
ON JUST ABOUT EVERY CAR.
> Is replacement of two tyres a no-no?
DO IT EVERY DAY, JUST PREFER THAT THE ARE THE SAME
TIRES
> Tyre rotation rules?
REAR STRAIGHT TO FRONT,SWAP THE FRONTS AND MOVE EM
BACK.
> Chassis alignment and wheel alignment specs,where do
> I get them from?
THE ALIGNMENT SHOP HAS THEM IN THERE MACHINE, THEY
SHOULD GIVE YOU A COPY.
> -- 
> Sam Clarkson 
> 
BRIAN O'

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