Well I finally did it. I went to Josam's Frame and Alignment,
http://josamusa.com/JosamIndex.htm, after all the rave reviews I've read here as well as on other message boards. The two years I've owned my Contessa 42 it's always pulled to the right. I was told by one shop it's the crown on the road, get use to it. Another shop said, oh you're running Goodyears, that's just the way it is.
I had to do something because one front tire was worn down to the wear indicators on the edge of the tire. All other tires were in really good shape. The coach only has 22K miles on it.
I went to Josams and spoke to their service guy, Barry. Barry is a knowledgeable and easy to talk with. When I saw the results of the alignment from all wheel positions I was shocked at what I was looking at. The drive axle wheels were aimed in opposite directions, both pointing outward—really! The tag axle wheels were close to being aimed in the same direction. The problem being that direction was not parallel with the frame. And the front axle was not too bad, only needing a couple of shims.
Barry explained why my rear wheel positions and tag axle were so far out of align and said my coach was not much different than most all other 10 bag Roadmaster chassis that have been in before. The fix is not easy. In fact the tag axle fix required them to remove the torque arms on one side cut them down to the right length and reweld them. BTW, over the 2 days my coach was there he had a half dozen coaches come in for alignment work. He also was replacing the rear arms on a 4 bag chassis. It looked pretty scary given were they broke. Apparently another common problem.
Then it was off to TCI Orlando for new front tires. They too were very easy to work with and they didn’t mind working on RVs (TCI Tampa openly states their dislike with RVs). In an hour’s time I left with new oversized (that’s another topic) Michelins on the front axle. I left there to drive across the state where I live and was amazed. I could take my hands off the steering wheel while going down the interstate, something I could have never done before. BTW, I only did this to see if the work made a big change. With and ear to ear grin, I can say it made a huge difference.
So, if you’re ever near Orlando I highly recommend you stop into Josam’s and have your alignment professionally checked. Even if you’re not so close to Orlando, go out of your way. They are easy to find being very near the Bee Line Expressway and Florida Turnpike.
Go to YouTube.com and do a search on “Josam Alignment” and check out some of their videos. Josams is not just the shop name it's the product name.
BTW, I have nothing to gain by recommending Josam or TCI Orlando other than the thanks I would get from any of you that go there based on my recommendation.