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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:05 AM
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alignment headache

I installed a leveling kit on my 06 Supercrew FX4 over a year ago had it aligned and everything was great. last week I bought a new set of tires (33x12.5) which are the same diameter as i was running before just a little wider. I had the shop that i purchased the tires from do the alignment. I have taken it back 4 or 5 times within a week for it pulling to the left. cam kits have been installed it just still pulls left .
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:13 AM
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take it somewhere else. and have the original shop show you the print out of the specs after the alignment.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:14 AM
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are you a nascar driver? sorry to hear about that. I had no problems with my 06....shocks.....balljoints? I dont know much about aligning a vehicle. Didnt know if any lf that could cause your problem.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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I am going to a different shop today. they showed me print outs where they said it was in spec. but if it is in spec it should drive straight was my argument. yes i did feel like i was in a nascar race .
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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Moment Pwease.

I see 3 possibilities:

1) The truck is not able to be aligned

2) The shop is not capable of performing an alignment

3) The shop is not performing an alignment (but saying they are).
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:22 AM
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I go for number 2 and 3 . the truck drove straight before the tire swap
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:07 AM
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3) The shop is not performing an alignment (but saying they are).
you have to be careful about this one. a lot of places will do this and still give a print out.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Do like I did last week and go back there while they're doing the alignment.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:56 PM
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I go for number 2 and 3 . the truck drove straight before the tire swap
Then you may have a bad or underinflated tire.

What tire did you go with, by the way? I've seen on here that some guys are reporting a pull to the left after installing Trail Grapplers.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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trail grapplers is what i went with. They said that they cross rotated the tires the first time i took it back . I dont know . I have an appointment with another shop in the morning.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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trail grapplers is what i went with. They said that they cross rotated the tires the first time i took it back . I dont know . I have an appointment with another shop in the morning.
check this out.

several more like it out there as well: https://www.f150online.com/forums/4482211-post9.html
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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that is crazy that you linked that thread . I had just emailed him about his tires. i ran the terra grapplers for about 60,000 miles before i swapped to these tires and had no problems.
 
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