ok so i just replaced my uper control arms, uper ball joints, lower ball joints and ti-rods on my 99 f150 5.4 4x4 xlt. after all that the only thing i had to do was get an alignment. got it but the pre exsisting problem i had with the pasenger side tire being toe in was not fixed. so i bought a caster camber kit for that one side. bought it back to be alignment. now the stering wheel is not centered but the tires are fine. the shop said they cant fix it. Why do i feel like im being BS'ed.
so my question is would what ive done effect the wheele posishon even after the alignment.
please help
Mike

 

Sounds like there dumbasses....

 

X2 ^^ having worked in a shop that does alignments, its always possible

 

I got my truck aligned after getting it leveled and my steering wheel is not centered as well. F***ing Mavis.

 

Leveling of the steering wheel is done with the tie rods. It is possible with the camber kits installed and lift kit that one tie rod is bottomed out.

When the alignment machine is connected to the tires the shop locks the steering wheel so that it is horizontal (usually this is done with a small rotation of the wheel).

In your case, the locked rotation they choose was not the correct one (not their fault, these camber/caster kits make it tough, and if installed in a backyard scenario it can be even harder for the alignment tech).

What probally needs to be done is for the truck to be reconnect to the machine, rotate the steering wheel in opposite direction to level it, and then adjust the toe with the tierods.

If this method bottoms out or extends a tierod to much then I would buy it cant be fixxed by the shop.

As mentioned above "It can always be fixxed" is true but many repair places will not start modifying components for a crooked steering wheel due to liability.

Good luck

Tim