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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Try doing a front end alignment yourself, talk about a PITA - It took me 3 fricken days to get it right!! Then I still had someone tweak it a little after wards.

It wouldn't take to a computer alignment, not sure why, everythings tight. I got her though,- old style lol.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jbrew
Try doing a front end alignment yourself, talk about a PITA - It took me 3 fricken days to get it right!! Then I still had someone tweak it a little after wards.

It wouldn't take to a computer alignment, not sure why, everythings tight. I got her though,- old style lol.
i think id just pay the 65 buckaroos
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by f150fella08
i think id just pay the 65 buckaroos
Like I said, it wouldn't take to a computer alignment. I paid yea $65 twice and one tried again free, but they couldn't get it. The first time they said it was my Bilsteins (to short), that they were bent. They were replaced w/Monroe's. Bilstein sent me new front shocks, - installed them about a month ago. The last alignment with the Monroe's was short lived, -I didn't realize this until it smoked my tires before the next rotation, yea fairly new tires (18,000 miles), trashed! The alignment is a exacting process and hard to tell when it's off enough to cause problems with wear. I didn't check it after the Monroe's were installed at the their shop, - I just went with it. I should have checked their work, but I hate doing that and it's a PITA to do. It looked good tho, at first.

I did figure out the problem, - NEVER max out your torsion bars on the 97 and 98 model years (these models have beastly bars, longer than 99+ model years). You can crank them up EVENLY, but back them off from max atleast 1.5 turns or she won't dial in and stay there. So far so good.
 

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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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I'll do a Duramax Fuel Filter ALL DAY LONG!!! so easy
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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i drove mine for about a year and a half with my driverside tire leaning like this /
good ole michelin didnt even wear that much

i never knew about it till i was at the college and decided to check to see my alignment was off and the instructor was like holy ****! look at that tire. i was like dam! and its still not right, we couldnt pull it out any more so we just left it like it is, still a little off because it pulls to the right a tad when i let go of the wheel.

i think im gonna try to spend the 65 at the tire shop i usta work for that aughta be nice. "ha lets see how bad we can screw ty's truck up!"

maybe i needa watch em
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Camarothatcould
I'll do a Duramax Fuel Filter ALL DAY LONG!!! so easy
whats the trick, because i throw about 4 in the process! lmao
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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I put my right thigh against the fender and reach with my right hand, unplug the heater, break it free, rarely will I use a filter wrench, when I do its usually a filter strap and a long extention 1/2' ratchet. Walk it off with you fingers, keeping your index under the filter, walking it with my thumb and other fingers, drop it, pull it up.

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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by f150fella08
i drove mine for about a year and a half with my driverside tire leaning like this /
good ole michelin didnt even wear that much

i never knew about it till i was at the college and decided to check to see my alignment was off and the instructor was like holy ****! look at that tire. i was like dam! and its still not right, we couldnt pull it out any more so we just left it like it is, still a little off because it pulls to the right a tad when i let go of the wheel.

i think im gonna try to spend the 65 at the tire shop i usta work for that aughta be nice. "ha lets see how bad we can screw ty's truck up!"

maybe i needa watch em
Yea, that's your Camber Castor adjustment. You had a positive Camber. Ford has notches on the frame (if you can find them lol) for CC adjustments, - .03 degrees per notch, -if its out .09 degrees
 

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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Camarothatcould
I'll do a Duramax Fuel Filter ALL DAY LONG!!! so easy
i agree, those things are really easy.
 
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