I am not sure about S10's but full size Chevy trucks have a non-adjustable
alignment. There are some knock-outs on the frame that you have to knock
out to align it. A lazy alignment tech (or a cheap owner who won't pay for
this) will just return the truck saying that it IS aligned to spec. (at
least everything
that is easily adjustable is)..
It should not pull like that. It could be as simple as a low tire or as bad
as a
bent frame.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: <CoolVT@aol.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 8:44 AM
Subject: Non Tiger-- Front end alignment
> Front end alignment.
>
> My son is purchasing a used, low mileage 2001 S10 Chevy pickup. The truck
is
> excellent and owned by a retired gentleman. When I test drove it I
noticed
> that with hands off the wheel that it wandered to the right and would be
off
> the road in about 300-400 feet. I tried this on a variety of roads. I've
> been told by a few alignment people over the years that vehicle specs and
> design make an allowance for the crown in the road and that a car should
go
> straight even on a crowned road.
>
> I mentioned this fact to the owner and he claimed that he had the local
Chevy
> dealership check the alignment twice and that it was spot on. They went
on
> to tell him that it's designed this way so that if a driver feel asleep at
> the wheel that the car would drift off the road to the right rather than
into
> oncoming traffic. This seems like the wildest story that I've heard in
quite
> a while.
>
> The thing that lends a slight credence to the story is that the man's son
is
> a long time executive of the dealership and he supposedly looked into it
> personally. The "drift off the road story" came back from him.
>
> Well, is this all BS or what??
> Mark L.
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