Phil,
It's been my experience that the front is pretty routine to align but that
the back is
not if it needs adjustment. The back wheels have to be adjusted by
adding/removing
shims between the trailing arm and frame. As you can imagine, somewhat of a
delicate
operation and something you don't want to trust someone like a Goodyear
tire center with.
Here in Richmond (VA) there was a wheel alignment specialist that used to
do this work
for the local triumph dealer (who put me on to them). They were able to
check and adjust mine
after I had to replace a trailing arm (it cracked).
At 08:20 PM 7/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>I'm heading for the alignment shop. My TR6 has 82,000 original miles. I'd
>say the rear camber looks pretty normal (without much sag). The outsides
>of the front tires are wearing. The rear tires look fine. The car is
>tracking fine. So, do I worry about a rear-end alignment? Is it
>considered *routine* to align all four wheels, or only under special
>circumstances?
>
>Phil Haldeman
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