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Old 08-08-2012, 12:59 AM   #7
Richard and Rhonda
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Try the local shop. Any decent shop can align a straight axle front end and set the ride height valves. They are really no different than any air bag suspension truck.

Here is something to be aware of when using a road truck alignment shop. Tell the guy to set the toe in at 1/8 to 1/4. The truck boys set them up at neutral to maximize tire wear. I assure you that the coach will not drive well unless it has some toe in. You'll never wear out the tires anyway.

I aligned mine with lasers and a home made trammel. I then stopped my Newell on my journey, paid them 600 bucks to tell me it was dead on. It is not rocket science.

That being said, the later models with ZF suspensions, Independent Front Suspension, and steerable tags would be much trickier to set up and I would take that kind of rig to Newell.
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