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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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Well had a bad thud in my front end that started last week. I was baffled cause my tie rods,ball joints and bearings are all tight. I jacked my truck up today cause I noticed a weird toe in on my driver side wheel but not my other. Ill cut to the chase my thud ended up being my rod that goes through my control arm well that rod bolts to my bracket welded to my frame. It was so loose they were hand tight not to mention the one bolt was missing a washer. So it had a 1-2in play. Now my thud is fixed but my tire is still tilted in and im not sure why. I did hit that car with my tire(scuffs on my tire but no gashes) I dont think it would throw it off like that, would it?

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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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i bet that accident did it. you would be surprised with the force your tire took. get it aligned.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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i bet that accident did it. you would be surprised with the force your tire took. get it aligned.
Well I told them too ill have to find my estimate and see if they did. Im sure as hell not paying for it since I just had it done back in jan. Just wouldnt think it would be messed up like that.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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what you have is negative camber where the top of the tire is leaning into the truck. Depending on how bad it is, most competent alignment shops can set your camber/caster & toe.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 12:59 AM
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The part that was loose If I set it up right I can fix it. The part I fixed is able to move out away from the engine(currently its the whole way in) So If it take it back off and pull it out I think it will fix it. Ill keep you guys updated
 
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