[DeTomaso] Wheel alignment, loaded or unloaded?
John Donahue
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Sun Jul 11 16:24:42 EDT 2021
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> On Jul 11, 2021, at 12:24 PM, Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
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> My users manual have specs for the later wide bodied cars, which is what I have used.
>
>> 11 juli 2021 kl. 19:40 skrev MICHAEL DREW <mikeldrew at aol.com <mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com>>:
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>> Thomas,
>>
>> The car doesn’t sink enough with cargo weight to account for your issue. Are you using pre-L alignment specs? Narrow tires need lots of negative camber but wide tires need about zero.
>>
>> You could throw some weight in the trunk but I would take a hard look at your alignment specs first. And also look for hidden problems such as a loose camber bar that would allow the top of the chassis to flex (that seems pretty unlikely though)
>>
>> Mike
>>
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>>> On Jul 11, 2021, at 09:19, Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
>>>
>>> While changing fluids yesterday I noticed that my rear tires are worn to the point that the cord is visible on the inner edge. The outside is still good.
>>> This was the case with my previous two sets as well.
>>> Most of the mileage is with a fair amount of luggage as it happens on our trips to the continent or club events.
>>> I’ve had the wheels aligned twice, but always with no load. The rear sits fairly low on our trips, giving it a fair amount of negative camber.
>>> Should I load up the trunk and do a new alignment?
>>> Although most driving is with load, I don’t want to have the car look stupid when unloaded.
>>> It is a GT5 btw, with 345/35x15 tires.
>>>
>>> /Thomas
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On Jul 11, 2021, at 12:24 PM, Thomas Toernblom <[1]thomas at hax.se>
wrote:
My users manual have specs for the later wide bodied cars, which is
what I have used.
11 juli 2021 kl. 19:40 skrev MICHAEL DREW <[2]mikeldrew at aol.com>:
Thomas,
The car doesn't sink enough with cargo weight to account for your
issue. Are you using pre-L alignment specs? Narrow tires need lots
of negative camber but wide tires need about zero.
You could throw some weight in the trunk but I would take a hard
look at your alignment specs first. And also look for hidden
problems such as a loose camber bar that would allow the top of the
chassis to flex (that seems pretty unlikely though)
Mike
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 11, 2021, at 09:19, Thomas Toernblom <[3]thomas at hax.se>
wrote:
While changing fluids yesterday I noticed that my rear tires are
worn to the point that the cord is visible on the inner edge. The
outside is still good.
This was the case with my previous two sets as well.
Most of the mileage is with a fair amount of luggage as it happens
on our trips to the continent or club events.
I've had the wheels aligned twice, but always with no load. The rear
sits fairly low on our trips, giving it a fair amount of negative
camber.
Should I load up the trunk and do a new alignment?
Although most driving is with load, I don't want to have the car
look stupid when unloaded.
It is a GT5 btw, with 345/35x15 tires.
/Thomas
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