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I've heard "set the toe and let it go", but that's from the owner's side. Straight axle and twin I beam owner's tend to say it, and I've had both.Tech wrote:"set the toe, collect the dough"
hey Tech can you tell me what the axle SAI is. sorry for the newb question. I carry tools daily, and at times carry some heavy parcels, but at the time of the alignment i only had my standard PM (preventative maintenance) set, as i almost always do.Tech wrote:looks like the GM shop in the first img was using hunter equipment - nice alignment rack. As for the second shop, no idea. You will NEVER find an alignment/tire shop that will have a perfect "before", you could go to the same shop again tomorrow and if you didn't get a mechanic that recognized your truck, he's say the toe is out. It's an old (and dishonest)trick. Basically you should looks at your old tires and see if the abnormal wear agrees with the before specs. If you start to see feathering on your new front tires, go back. I see that your rear axle SAI is out. Did you have your vehicle loaded as specified for alignment? Stock ride height?
"set the toe, collect the dough"
This is the first I hear of wearing outside edges. Independent rear suspension are notorious for wearing the inside of the tires. You can actually see them lean in if you look from the back. My 98 civic had the same issue.amr40509 wrote:I've had 4 alignments done over the last 75K miles on my '06. I do a rotation about ever 5K miles.
Both the factory General's and my current Pirelli's have worn the outside edges big time.
My question is, what impact does using the Airlift Airbags have on alignment (if any), and what setting should they be at when getting an alignment?