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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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Alignment Questions

On my old tires the alignment was supposidly perfect but the inside of the tires still wore. They wore the same amount on both front tires. I had it realigned when I got my new tires but I am still worried. When they alligned it they set it to where the tires both tilt out a little more than what the machine says to. They said this is because of the over sized tires. Basically what I am getting at is there a special way to align a 2004 F150 with a 6" stage one procomp lift with 35" tires and 20" rims. I dont want these tires to wear unevenly like the last set.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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I think some of it could be caused by front end components going bad. What is the condition of your hubs and ball joints.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mdhawkin
I think some of it could be caused by front end components going bad. What is the condition of your hubs and ball joints.
Ummm...I dunno


The truck has 99500 miles on it. The lift was put on at 65,000.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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most cars are set with a little toe in, and once you are driving down the road the tires spread out a little, so i bet they just set toe to 0 instead of a few hundredths in like specs
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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most cars are set with a little toe in, and once you are driving down the road the tires spread out a little, so i bet they just set toe to 0 instead of a few hundredths in like specs
They actually set it to -1 on both sides.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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-1 or -.01?
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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-1 or -.01?
I think it was -1. Because it was in the green at -.9, but at -1 it jumped into the red.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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post up all the specs, and what the truck is at now. Did they give you a print out?
 
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw
post up all the specs, and what the truck is at now. Did they give you a print out?
Yeah ive got the print out, I will upload them when i get home.
 
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