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> OT: Tow vehicle alignment settings, is it the alignment or new tires?
BravoHotel
post Oct 27 2003, 09:43 PM
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'98 Suburban 4WD, new "bling bling" 18" wheels and 285/60-18 Kumho Ecsta STX's

Had local tire shop align the truck at the same time the new wheels were installed ...now the thing grabs wear grooves in the pavement like crazy. If I let go of the wheel on a bad road, it will swerve back and forth in the groove very badly.

The alignment guy re-checked the settings after i complained but said that they were right on w/ factory specs...which (he says) is some small number (1/2 or 1 deg) of POSITIVE camber on the fronts!? Does this sound right?

The tire shop says that it is all due to the wide tire...but I think there is still some alignment issue going on. Anyone have some insight?

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BH

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post Oct 27 2003, 10:23 PM
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so is it a combination problem w/ tires AND alignment.... new tires too wide for the stock settings? ...or something like that?
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BravoHotel   OT: Tow vehicle alignment settings   Oct 27 2003, 09:43 PM
LS6/914   Nice wheels, You are experiencing a common problem...   Oct 27 2003, 09:58 PM
BravoHotel   <...   Oct 27 2003, 10:21 PM
BravoHotel   so is it a combination problem w/ tires AND alignm...   Oct 27 2003, 10:23 PM
BravoHotel   bump   Oct 28 2003, 03:02 PM
LS6/914   BH, I forgot to ask if your GMT400 came equiped wi...   Oct 29 2003, 11:04 PM
BravoHotel   LS, I don't know the answer to either...I...   Nov 3 2003, 02:24 PM


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