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Old 11-16-2006, 07:12 AM
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G'mornin,

When I first got this car, I took it to a Goodyear Store, and wanted it checked and alligned if necessary......was told that their computer did not go back to 1985, so they had no data to allign to....

My first trip of any distance was to Dover, and the second NASCAR race there...while there, I checked with an old friend...who owns a tire store, used to be Goodyear, and asked him to have a look see.....he found the data, and also found the tie rods to be frozen.....so he did no adjustments (did not want to disable the car)....my car seems tight, shows no odd tire wear in the 3000 miles since....so I have not addressed the issue yet....one o' them sleepin' dogs....but I did ask here, about some unbelievably cheap tie rods on e0Bay...and was warned off.....

I will watch this thread, cuz I have the data, and when I get the parts, I'm gonna have to "git 'er done"....

SB
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