Get Your Alignment Checked !
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Burning Brakes
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Get Your Alignment Checked !
I have had my 2000 vette for 12 years and noticed the steering wheel was always cocked a little to the right. I finally got tired of looking at it and decided to have the alignment checked yesterday. The car is never driven hard and the roads are good in the area so I figure no problems...yea right. The alignment guy told me he worked in an asembly plant and only 1 in 500 cars are checked since the are robotically assembled. After the alignment the wheel is straight and the car tracks perfect. Unbelivable what assembly plants will do to cut cost. The car only has 21,000 miles on it.
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Having the steering wheel C5 emblem not looking directly at you, straight across, if it's cocked to the side, very good sign your alignment is off..
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From: Kelso Washington
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My wheel wasn't crooked but the tramlining was horrible.
A simple alignment changed my whole driving experience.....well....AND new tires and bigger sway bars....
But NO more tramlining......love it.
A simple alignment changed my whole driving experience.....well....AND new tires and bigger sway bars....
But NO more tramlining......love it.
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It seems that no matter what, I end up getting an alignment about once every 18 months. I have always had a problem with tire wear on the inside of the right front tire.
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Good maintenance tip. I need to get mine done just to be on the safe side. I doubt it has ever been checked.
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