Help me with my alignment
Hey guys have a 2006 Ford F-150 super crew. 4wd. I currently have a 8" lift in the truck that consists of a procomp 6" with a bilstein 2" Leveling strut stacked. 5" lift in the rear, factory block gone added a leaf.
Tires are currently. 235 80 17 on 17x8.5 0 offset for winter.
315 70 17 in summer, had 17x9 -12 offset, just sold them and mounted on 17x8.5 0 offsets.
My truck drives fairly decent although it has gotten worse from my original alignment it seems. My main complaints is that there is too much bump steer, pulls a little to the right, and the steering wheel feels "light" I assume some of the steering feel is gained from flipping my tie rods with the lift but I was hoping there may be hope in adjusting the toe, as well I think this should help bump steer.
Here are my current alignment specs
Camber- L: (-).29 R: (-).60
(Spec (-).95 to .55)
Caster- L: 4.28 R: 4.73
(Spec 3.40-5.40)
Toe- L: 0.08 R: 0.01
(Spec (-).03 to 0.18)
SAI- L: 10.80 R: 11.43
Included Angle L: 10.51 R: 10.83
Cross camber- 0.31 (spec (-).75 to .75)
Cross caster-(-).45 (spec (-)1.15 to .35)
Total toe-0.09 (spec (-)0.05 to 0.35)
Hoping someone with a similar setup can chime in and make some sense of these numbers . Truck goes in for another alignment tomorrow I'll get a printout beforehand and compare to see if anything has changed. But can anyone see where things can possibly be changed? I'm thinking there can be some toe added but I'm not really great at diagnosing these numbers.
Thanks!
Tires are currently. 235 80 17 on 17x8.5 0 offset for winter.
315 70 17 in summer, had 17x9 -12 offset, just sold them and mounted on 17x8.5 0 offsets.
My truck drives fairly decent although it has gotten worse from my original alignment it seems. My main complaints is that there is too much bump steer, pulls a little to the right, and the steering wheel feels "light" I assume some of the steering feel is gained from flipping my tie rods with the lift but I was hoping there may be hope in adjusting the toe, as well I think this should help bump steer.
Here are my current alignment specs
Camber- L: (-).29 R: (-).60
(Spec (-).95 to .55)
Caster- L: 4.28 R: 4.73
(Spec 3.40-5.40)
Toe- L: 0.08 R: 0.01
(Spec (-).03 to 0.18)
SAI- L: 10.80 R: 11.43
Included Angle L: 10.51 R: 10.83
Cross camber- 0.31 (spec (-).75 to .75)
Cross caster-(-).45 (spec (-)1.15 to .35)
Total toe-0.09 (spec (-)0.05 to 0.35)
Hoping someone with a similar setup can chime in and make some sense of these numbers . Truck goes in for another alignment tomorrow I'll get a printout beforehand and compare to see if anything has changed. But can anyone see where things can possibly be changed? I'm thinking there can be some toe added but I'm not really great at diagnosing these numbers.
Thanks!
Its really hard to get these trucks aligned perfectly. They had to attach a come along just to get it to adjust. If you have that much lift, the only real way to solve your problem and quit having to swap out tie rods and ball joints is to buy the upgraded upper and lower control arms and get the tie rod extensions. Just my two cents. I would replace your tie rod ends anyways since you said they were floppy.
No I was just saying the tie rods get flipped over with the new procomp knuckles. The whole front end is fairly new, everything is tight I'm just gauging where I can gain some adjustment for the things in question.. I'm sure it's not thaaaat far out
Here are the specs after today's alignment. Toe was way out, not sure why. Nothing else was changed, nothing was hit. Can anyone diagnose this??
The only thing that changed throughout the whole process was toe.
Original, after lift:
Left: 0.08
Right: 0.01
Total: 0.09
Yesterday's/before align specs:
Left: -0.31
Right: -0.22
Total: -0.52
Today's fixed specs:
Left: 0.08
Right: 0.08
Total: 0.16
Truck definately drives better it seems the wheel feels a little heavier and bump steer is better..I almost feel like the numbers were ****ed from the original alignment for my tires to be as toe worn on the insides as they are. Just trying to figure out how it got "that" bad without doing anything.
The only thing that changed throughout the whole process was toe.
Original, after lift:
Left: 0.08
Right: 0.01
Total: 0.09
Yesterday's/before align specs:
Left: -0.31
Right: -0.22
Total: -0.52
Today's fixed specs:
Left: 0.08
Right: 0.08
Total: 0.16
Truck definately drives better it seems the wheel feels a little heavier and bump steer is better..I almost feel like the numbers were ****ed from the original alignment for my tires to be as toe worn on the insides as they are. Just trying to figure out how it got "that" bad without doing anything.

