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    Quote Originally Posted by Speed Racer View Post
    Carfixers pic on post #15 showing flags removed is not there.
    I need to get this procedure done asap. I understand the pic with the arrows if before hand. Can anyone post a pic of what it should look like afterwards. I would like to show it to the tech so they know what I mean.
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    Help?

    Can someone please post a picture of the flags to be removed?

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    Pix in the first post:
    http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forum...lignment+flags

    Quote Originally Posted by GreekGod View Post
    Can someone please post a picture of the flags to be removed?

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    Got it!

    Quote Originally Posted by Blackmobile View Post
    Thanks! I see it now. For some reason, the "flag" pic didn't show last night (only the "flagless" pic showed).

    What's weird is my L-M dealer said he couldn't meet all of Carfixer's specs when he aligned my front end, and I always wondered if he removed the flags, and I now see they are gone.
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    Tried to set new Alignment, guy said NOGO...

    Okay Minnesota Muscle. First off, I joind the online club in 2005 and if you want any advice on how to fix something on the MM check out our forums. I adopted my 2004 MM in August 2004 right out of the showroom. It wasn't long before I noticed the inside front treads were wearing. So this was a common complaint in the early days and a club member who worked as an alignment specialist found the answer. The factory specs were dead wrong ! He put on the Forums the way the alignment should be done but I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the post so maybe another member can help you out. I printed his recommendations, took them to my mechanic who keeps them on file and I have never had an alignment or inside tread wear problem since ! That was about 150 K ago since I got only 35 K out of the original BF Goodrich tires. And speaking of tires, the rears wear prematurely down the middle of the tire. This rear tire problem was identified early on by club members as well. Some members suggested the rims aren't wide enough for the larger rear tires. So instead of the factory recommeded 35 psi I run with 32 and have 52 K on my current Goodyear P255/55/18 tires which are SUV tires. I went a size above the 245s and have been doing that for years. This is the most tread life I've had on a rear set and should get a few thousand more just from keeping the pressure a few psi down. And no, I see no change in performance or gas mileage.
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    anyone found a shop in the dearborn area or around there for trusted alignments?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 04MRADR View Post
    A member who I cannot recall is a front end alignment guy for a living. He told the club the factory specs are dead wrong !
    This is not true......the factory settings were for best handling and "curve carving" performance with minimal "bump steer" and not for optimum tire wear!!

    Some of us have actually had very good luck with OEM alignment and others not so good and I blame most problems on transporters lashing them down so hard the alignment is disturbed badly!!

    I actually have had great luck with tires other than the crappy BFG's......my Kumhos go about 50K miles and remain quiet with fairly even wear.....never been aligned and now I have 246K miles on it!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marauderjack View Post
    This is not true......the factory settings were for best handling and "curve carving" performance with minimal "bump steer" and not for optimum tire wear!!

    Some of us have actually had very good luck with OEM alignment and others not so good and I blame most problems on transporters lashing them down so hard the alignment is disturbed badly!!

    I actually have had great luck with tires other than the crappy BFG's......my Kumhos go about 50K miles and remain quiet with fairly even wear.....never been aligned and now I have 246K miles on it!!
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    Thanks but the CRAPPY BFG's were a BIG part of the original problem too!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MM03MOK View Post
    http://www.mercurymarauder.net/revie...cat.php/cat/19

    Found in the Reviews section (link in the navigation bar at the top of each page.)
    Carfixers specs should be a Sticky in Wheels and Tires. I found it in a Review thread after much searching.

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    Carfixer's specs are now a sticky in the Suspension and Brakes section and the Wheels and Tires section.
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