Alignment
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From: Oman
Roads have to be crowned on single carriageways [i.e. two way traffic]. Most of the roads you drive on are typically two or three lane highways often they are drained from both the central reservation and the hard shoulder. Same here and in the Emirates and Qatar- it is a hard life in the Third world!
The bitumen is blown harder [i.e. at a higher temperature] so as to withstand the heat load- the consequence of this is a bit less grip- they also deploy polymers. The black bulb design temperature is 82C. Some of the roads in the UK started melting during the heat wave this summer- on many of the roads they start to melt at 50C.
Last edited by FredR; Oct 11, 2022 at 11:51 PM.
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From: Anaheim
Greg,
I have no idea what the dealership measured, but it sure did not come from this car! Here the roads don’t seem to have water drainage curvature, but have other issues such as high tar content and less rock (aka slippery). I just got new ball joints and waiting for the rubber to show up to get it sorted.
P.S. Waiting for Mary to update me on the transmission tube repair kits you have… i need to fix 2 wet lines up front.
I have no idea what the dealership measured, but it sure did not come from this car! Here the roads don’t seem to have water drainage curvature, but have other issues such as high tar content and less rock (aka slippery). I just got new ball joints and waiting for the rubber to show up to get it sorted.
P.S. Waiting for Mary to update me on the transmission tube repair kits you have… i need to fix 2 wet lines up front.
Following up is not one of them....
I'll ask her what is happening.
