Truck pulling right, even after alignment
#11
Senior Member
Yes, they did give the print out. They said the camber was just ever so slightly off and suggested getting the adjusters replaced. They did say though that it was just a hair off and it may not adversely affect drivability, at least in the short term.
Here are the pics
Here are the pics
#14
Senior Member
I would move the 2 rear tires forward, if not already done. I cant imagine the truck not pulling, if you left the same tires on the front after the alignment. Bet they are worn in.
#15
#16
Decent weather today so I took the opportunity to jack up the front end and have a look. Both wheels seemed tight with no slop in the steering so that was a plus. The driver's side tire spun freely, no resistance at all. The passenger side, on the other hand, required a little effort and I could hear the brakes dragging. From the looks of it, the caliper is shot. Going to pick one up later today and replace on Friday. Will swap the front / rear tires at that time as well since the front passenger side is a tad more worn than the drivers. Hoping this will fix the problem, will report back. Thanks again for the suggestions!
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digitaltrucker (12-20-2017)
#17
Just call me sean. Really
Look at the rear toe and thrust angle in that print out. The entire rear axle of the truck is shifted and the wheels are pointed to the right. Check out your leaf springs, hangers, shackles, etc.
You want to see the thrust angle as close to 0.00 as possible, which is dead ahead. Yours is almost .75degrees off. Almost a degree of toe on the left side, .60 toe on the right, that's why it pulls right there
You want to see the thrust angle as close to 0.00 as possible, which is dead ahead. Yours is almost .75degrees off. Almost a degree of toe on the left side, .60 toe on the right, that's why it pulls right there
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lowercasee (12-21-2017)
#18
Look at the rear toe and thrust angle in that print out. The entire rear axle of the truck is shifted and the wheels are pointed to the right. Check out your leaf springs, hangers, shackles, etc.
You want to see the thrust angle as close to 0.00 as possible, which is dead ahead. Yours is almost .75degrees off. Almost a degree of toe on the left side, .60 toe on the right, that's why it pulls right there
You want to see the thrust angle as close to 0.00 as possible, which is dead ahead. Yours is almost .75degrees off. Almost a degree of toe on the left side, .60 toe on the right, that's why it pulls right there
#19
Just call me sean. Really
Thanks for the info. The hangers were replaced at some point so maybe they weren't lined up correctly. Do you think that this is something that an alignment shop could handle? I mean, I can check everything to see if it's tight, loose, rusted, etc. but I don't think I would be able to fix it myself.
Being that the hangars have been replaced, it's very possible that they are in a different location now just slightly, but being that it's tweaked sideways, I'd almost wonder if maybe the axle has shifted under the leafs? Could be a possibility if the pins in the leaf packs are missing. But I'm really just spitballing at this point.
I would think a specialized alignment shop, or a collision repair shop that does alignments could probably figure it out
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lowercasee (12-21-2017)
#20
I'd leave it to professionals. You could climb up under there and see if there's any obvious signs of things having moved around, but in my experience, it's been tough to tell unless something was really off.
Being that the hangars have been replaced, it's very possible that they are in a different location now just slightly, but being that it's tweaked sideways, I'd almost wonder if maybe the axle has shifted under the leafs? Could be a possibility if the pins in the leaf packs are missing. But I'm really just spitballing at this point.
I would think a specialized alignment shop, or a collision repair shop that does alignments could probably figure it out
Being that the hangars have been replaced, it's very possible that they are in a different location now just slightly, but being that it's tweaked sideways, I'd almost wonder if maybe the axle has shifted under the leafs? Could be a possibility if the pins in the leaf packs are missing. But I'm really just spitballing at this point.
I would think a specialized alignment shop, or a collision repair shop that does alignments could probably figure it out