Question:
Dear Robert,
I have a 2008 Holiday Rambler Admiral with, 6,000 miles on it.  How often should I consider front end alignment? I have a Workhorse chassis, gas engine. And do I have to consider any particular maintenance of tires, rotation, etc.?

Thanks,
Barry L. Young
Madisonville, KY

Hello Barry,
We usually recommend that a straight front axle coach like this one gets aligned when it is new, and then once every 30,000 miles after that. Why do it when it’s new? For one thing, these alignments are done en masse at the factory, so it may not be that accurate. Also, the coach is unloaded the first time it is aligned, and now it’s loaded. We recommend that you always have a coach aligned in its normal, loaded, road-ready condition.

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