Front End Upgrade (many pictures)
Eight years ago, against better judgement, we bought a VW Vanagon, our first real RV. Because it was a Vanagon, it almost immediately needed significant maintenance. I had barely a clue what I was d...
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The clips that lead the ABS Sensor Cable along the Brake Hose lined up differently (2002 Sensor and 2012 Brake Hose) but there hasn't been a resulting problem.
^^^HS is right about checking the Toe. With Rib tires, I just measure the same rib in front and behind the axle. I look for just a little less on the front measurement, meaning slightly Toe IN. There are other ways to measure if your tread pattern is irregular. This is least of your issues. I'd say install New to the same lengths as OLD. As you adjust the new Sleeves, the Toe will be impacted anyhow.
I just got two sets of two "teflon" cutting boards. These are the cereal-box-thin flexible ones. My hope is I can park with each wheel on a stack of two of them. Total thickness of two is less than 1/8". Then their slipperiness should let me adjust Toe without moving the coach to let the tires squirm into the position set with the change in Toe.
^^^HS is right about checking the Toe. With Rib tires, I just measure the same rib in front and behind the axle. I look for just a little less on the front measurement, meaning slightly Toe IN. There are other ways to measure if your tread pattern is irregular. This is least of your issues. I'd say install New to the same lengths as OLD. As you adjust the new Sleeves, the Toe will be impacted anyhow.
I just got two sets of two "teflon" cutting boards. These are the cereal-box-thin flexible ones. My hope is I can park with each wheel on a stack of two of them. Total thickness of two is less than 1/8". Then their slipperiness should let me adjust Toe without moving the coach to let the tires squirm into the position set with the change in Toe.
