Re: S6 alignment

[Ralph Poplawsky <rlpplsky@ix.netcom.com>]

This is a symptom of wide, low profile tires.  I don't think there is much
you can do except put skinny tires on the car.

Ralph Poplawsky
'91 200Q  Same problem with the 225/50-16s

At 08:35 AM 4/9/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I've had our 1995.5 S6 wagon in for alignment twice to address "pulling"
>under certain conditions, but haven't gotten a satisfactory setting yet.
>I notice it the most on rutted (from studs/semi's) freeway lanes.
>Changing lanes is sort of like crossing the wake when water skiing (bear
>with the poor analogy).  There's resistance to changing at first, then
>the car sort of shoots out of the ruts and into the next lane.  I find
>that I'm fighting the car more than I think I should be under the
>circumstances.
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>The alignment shop printout shows that it's within spec.  The tires are
>Toyo Z1's (the same thing happened with the original Dunlops).  The
>wheels are the stock Avus 6 spoke.  There doesn't seem to be any slop in
>the steering rack or tie rods.
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>I've been thinking that this is a front toe issue, but now I'm wondering
>if it might be caster.
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>Any thoughts appreciated.
>regards,
>Jeff
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>jdm
>Jeff Maurer, Mgr, Service & Operations Applications
>Information Technology
>In Focus Systems, Inc.
>jeff.maurer@infocus.com
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