100,000 miles new tires and an alignment

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scherry2
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100,000 miles new tires and an alignment

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took the vibe in to tire barn and had all new tires put on. the left rear tire was scalloping and i had them check the alignment 2nd time since 03 after lowering it. everything still in spec. left front camber -.7 caster 3.3 toe -.03right front camber -.9 caster 3.0 toe -.05total toe -.7 steer ahead .01left rear camber -1.3 toe .22right rear camber -1.9 toe .18total toe .38 thrust angle .03happy with # so its time for new shocks and struts lol
ramenboy...
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Re: 100,000 miles new tires and an alignment (scherry2)

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woohoo!!!! takes a lickin and keeps on tickin'congrats on 100k!
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Re: 100,000 miles new tires and an alignment (ramenboy...)

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Congrats! At 116,000 I'm on my 3rd set of brakes and 3rd set of tires. One tranny flush done at around 60-70k, no coolant flushes to date, and one serpentine belt at about 60-70k.
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Re: 100,000 miles new tires and an alignment (Whelan)

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Congrats on 100k!
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Congrats on the 100K!!! Just hit 100K myself.
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Where's the "LIKE" button... oops that's on Face Book. OK I'll type out Congrats on 100K.
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scherry2
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Re: 100,000 miles new tires and an alignment (Whelan)

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Quote, originally posted by Whelan »At 116,000 I'm on my 3rd set of brakes and 3rd set of tires. One tranny flush done at around 60-70k, no coolant flushes to date, and one serpentine belt at about 60-70k.I just did a complete brake job. this will be the 3rd set of tires. and at 75000 i did a coolant flush. after the struts and shocks my neighbor (a serviceman at a local dealership said he would take it in and get the trans flush and filter.it will be like drivin a new car. lol
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