{"id":10699,"date":"2011-07-22T09:18:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T14:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/?p=10699"},"modified":"2011-07-22T09:23:36","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T14:23:36","slug":"aligned-at-crest-cadillac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/aligned-at-crest-cadillac\/","title":{"rendered":"Aligned at Crest Cadillac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ran by Crest Cadillac<\/a> this morning at 7 AM for a suspension alignment for my 2008 Cadillac STS-V.\u00a0 Alignment is something that does not HAVE to be done at the dealer, but Crest makes it easy to get in and out and on with my day.<\/p>\n

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2008 STS-V Suspension Alignment before, spec, and after<\/p><\/div>\n

I went in with the expectation that the current alignment was okay, but after my recent tire issue<\/a> I wanted to be sure.\u00a0 The alignment report shows the car as a STS base model, but Cadillac only issued one alignment spec for the STS.<\/p>\n

I scheduled ahead of time online with Crest, and they emailed and called to confirm.\u00a0 I asked for a 7 am start, and my Service Advisor Gene met me as soon as the door opened.\u00a0 It took just over an hour for the alignment, so I enjoyed the Customer Lounge, and wandered out and looked at the new Cadillacs.<\/p>\n

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Line of new CTS-Vs waiting for Happy Cadillac Owners<\/p><\/div>\n

Based on the inner-edge wear on the original Pirellis I thought if anything was off in the alignment it would be the camber.\u00a0 The alignment results show that the camber was in spec, but the Toe-In was off slightly left front and right rear.\u00a0 Normally one might expect a saw-tooth wear pattern across the tread if the toe-in is off.<\/p>\n

I have read other owners experienced a similar wear pattern with the Pirelli runflats, so I am not certain what to conclude.\u00a0 I’ll keep an eye on the wear pattern for the new tires and we’ll see.\u00a0 In the mean time, I’ll keep enjoying the STS-V.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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