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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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Angry Alignment Specs HELP(spec sheet inside)

The truck still drifts to the right and the steering wheel isn't level. Any ford techs see any problems with it!!!
 
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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It's too damn small.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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I wish it could have been bigger!! No really this is the only way yall could read it!!
 
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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I'm not an alignment goon, so my memory's kinda rusty on it, but nothing looks real out of the ordinary to me on that print out. Depending on the roads in your area, if I was doing the alignment I may add a little more negative caster on the driver's side to counteract road crown. .04° degrees difference in toe shouldn't cause the wheel to be crooked a significant amount.

You could also have a radial pull in a tire causing a drift to the right. I'd swap the front tires from side to side and see if you start pulling left before anything else.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 06flamefx4
The truck still drifts to the right and the steering wheel isn't level. Any ford techs see any problems with it!!!


Cross rotate your front tires and check it out also your toe on the passenger side is out more than the driverside, even though its in the green those numbers could have been manipulated by moving the sensors, I would get a second opinion at a different alingment shop. Like you said your steering wheel int level the alingment has to be redone.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Something has got to happen. I'm really thinking about taking the leveling kit and wheels and tires off. I cant take much more!!
 
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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Nothing really bad but if you are going to only set the toe why not set it correctly and have the steering wheel straight.
Your numbers are so close I wouldn't think it would pull. The rule for alignments is it will pull to the side with the least camber and or the most caster. That would be your right side. Also looking at the rear axle numbers you will notice the toe is in on the left side and out on the right and that will push the truck to the right.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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I had this problem with my 97 sable when it was new. Brought it to the dealer and had alignment done and they said it was fine now. Took it home and it still pulled. Called the dealer again and brought it back.
This time they tell me my sub frame is out. So they realign it and send me on my way. Driving home it still pulles to one side now im pissed. Called them again next day and told them i still had same problem.
Brought it back to the dealer next day and they called me later and said it was fixed. I picked it up and god damn it it pulled again but this time it was the other way??
I freaked on them the next day on the phone and told them what had happened. I asked them what the hell they did! He said they just rotated the tires!! Then the light came on it was my tires!! Went and had the tires replaced under warranty and drove it home and it ran a straight as a die.

Maybe its your tires!!
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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.04° degrees difference in toe shouldn't cause the wheel to be crooked a significant amount.
Not as long as they adjusted the toe with the steering wheel locked perfectly straight.

06flamefx4... I just put 35x12.50r17 BFG Mud-Terrains on my truck last Friday and I may have a similar situation to what you have. My truck doesn't really pull to the right, but it seems that I always have the steering wheel turned slightly to the left when I'm driving down the street. When I had the stock tires/wheels on this wasn't a problem. I attribute it to the fact that Mud-Terrains are much wider and are affected by road crown much more than the stock tires. They also have a MUCH deeper tread depth than the stock tires, so they'll have more torsional tread scrub when you turn the wheels... meaning there's more rubber tread to twist when you turn the steering wheel.

When I drive down the road I usually have my steering wheel turned slightly to the left to combat road crown. I tried driving down the wrong side of the road where the road crown would be running off to my left and the situation changed and required me to keep the steering wheel turned slightly to the right to keep the truck straight.

You also may want to switch the front tires as others have mentioned, but I think you already tried that.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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Not as long as they adjusted the toe with the steering wheel locked perfectly straight.

06flamefx4... I just put 35x12.50r17 BFG Mud-Terrains on my truck last Friday and I may have a similar situation to what you have. My truck doesn't really pull to the right, but it seems that I always have the steering wheel turned slightly to the left when I'm driving down the street. When I had the stock tires/wheels on this wasn't a problem. I attribute it to the fact that Mud-Terrains are much wider and are affected by road crown much more than the stock tires. They also have a MUCH deeper tread depth than the stock tires, so they'll have more torsional tread scrub when you turn the wheels... meaning there's more rubber tread to twist when you turn the steering wheel.

When I drive down the road I usually have my steering wheel turned slightly to the left to combat road crown. I tried driving down the wrong side of the road where the road crown would be running off to my left and the situation changed and required me to keep the steering wheel turned slightly to the right to keep the truck straight.

You also may want to switch the front tires as others have mentioned, but I think you already tried that.
It is not the tire width causing the problem. I have 2 sets of tires, one for summer, and a set of BFG for winter. For whatever reason, the BFGs cause a drift. They are the narrower of the 2 sets. Whether a belt shift or whether it is the second sunday after a blue moon, with the BFGs, it drifts. Not a lot, but it drifts. Swap tires and no drift. So far I have lived with it.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by kingfish51
For whatever reason, the BFGs cause a drift.
To the right or left?
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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To the right or left?
In my case to the right. I have had tires in the past that caused a drift to the left. It is not all BFG's either. Just this set. Last set did not have the problem.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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I really hate this. When it comes to my truck everything has to be perfect!!!
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by baja150
Not as long as they adjusted the toe with the steering wheel locked perfectly straight.

06flamefx4... I just put 35x12.50r17 BFG Mud-Terrains on my truck last Friday and I may have a similar situation to what you have. My truck doesn't really pull to the right, but it seems that I always have the steering wheel turned slightly to the left when I'm driving down the street. When I had the stock tires/wheels on this wasn't a problem. I attribute it to the fact that Mud-Terrains are much wider and are affected by road crown much more than the stock tires. They also have a MUCH deeper tread depth than the stock tires, so they'll have more torsional tread scrub when you turn the wheels... meaning there's more rubber tread to twist when you turn the steering wheel.

When I drive down the road I usually have my steering wheel turned slightly to the left to combat road crown. I tried driving down the wrong side of the road where the road crown would be running off to my left and the situation changed and required me to keep the steering wheel turned slightly to the right to keep the truck straight.

You also may want to switch the front tires as others have mentioned, but I think you already tried that.
You hit the nail on the head. That is how mine has been since the wheels and tires went on
 
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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They didnt set the toe with the steering wheel locked and leveled. That is why it is crooked. The camber and caster look good, meaning that isnt causing your pull. I would put bets on a tire pull. Try to find a shop with the Hunter Roadforce balancer. That will check the tires for a radial pull and let the tech put them on the correct corner to counteract the pull.
 
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