My 2001 Impala LS has 69K miles on it. My wife drives the car daily, and has been complaining about a 'wobble' in the ride/steering. I forve the car Sunday, and it seemed fine to me, but I decided to take it in to my local Goodyear. I have had good service from this local Goodyear store for the past 10 years, and buy my tires and shocks from this store.
Anyhow, they call today and say that all tires required balance, and the only problem they can find with this car is that the rear camber is off. They claim one side is off 0.9 degrees, and the other side is off 1.0 degrees. The spec is +/- 0.5 degrees MAX. They want $252.51 to install a camber adjust kit and re-ailgn all four wheels.
After discussing this with the manager, he did disclose that this is just a handling and tire wear issue, not wobble. He was 'firm' in saying I was out of spec, but did not say one way, or the other on this repair. I decided to decline the repair because I have NEVER had a good alignment, and this car seems to track straight as an arrow (I had my LeBaron convertible aligned once, and it took a year of adjusting to get it back to track straight).
So, comments, and opinons appreciated!
Take care,
Bill