1998 dakota 2.5 Five speed i got all red bushing in my control arms, moog uppper and lower ball joints, KYB shocks, Re-manufactured rack n pinion, and i even got a brand new set of tires,

had someone change out the control arms, shocks,ball joints and everything i needed done, went and got all 4 brand new tires, my truck WAS NOT pulling, but it felt odd, i go to get an alignment, and they tell me that my camber was way in on my P/S and that they needed to adjust it, so i had them do whatever they needed to do to get it done, i take my truck and its pulling to the Right

im trying to figure out why my phone wont let me upload pics to my PC anymore so i can post the print out

 

Top row says

0.88 -0.12~~~0.12 0.88
~~~ 0.62 ~~~ 0.46

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Top row says

0.88 -0.12~~~0.12 0.88
~~~ 0.62 ~~~ 0.46

 

not a word????? why do you guys dislike the 2.5 series dakota? its still a Dodge Dakota..........

 

Looks in spec to me. Maybe you were just used to it pulling one way all the timne and now that it is aligned it feels like it's pulling the other way. Or you could take it back and explain your situation and let them check it again. Has nothing to do with if we like your truck or not. You did not state when it is pulling. While braking? Driving at a certain speed? etc.

 

We don't dislike them.

If you look at the forum in general its not as busy as it once was. Give it time.

Dragging caliper?

 

I think the same either you were used to it driving off now its good so it feels off or dragging rotor or its still off. I had an alignment done and it pulled took it back they fixed it.


Take it back and have them check it

 

I don't get it. If you just had the alignment done and it's pulling to one side, why not just take it back and have them resolve it? If you're driving down the highway, let go of the wheel and if it doesn't start wandering, it's not pulling.

 

yall are right, im sorry, im just VERY VERY VERY VERY Pissed off..... in the aspect of the situation of my truck....... brand new ball joints, shocks, control arms with red bushings, rack n pinion, tie rod ends Brand new tires... theres nothing left to change, which leaves one of two situations

One the person who i had install all this messed up, OR the people doing the alignment are jerkin me around, and after these pics im sure i will know more from what u guys see

 

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I JUST NOTICED in the pic that something isnt right in the middle pic.....


The guy says that Two out of 4 of these are not placed in the right position, throwing off the alignment, told me to have the guy that put them on straighten it out, but i am wondering why wont they just straighten them out

I drive ALOT and on straight roads i tend to use my left leg to keep the truck straight if im doing something like eating or having to use my phone and im not able to do that as i used to, the faster i go, the harder it jerks to the right

this is from a 2000 FSM, i dont know if the 1998 would be any different

VEHICLE WHEEL BASE CASTER (6 0.50°) CAMBER (6 0.50°) TOTAL TOE (6 0.06°)
4x2
111.9 2.99° −0.25° 0.10°
130.9 3.13° −0.25° 0.10°

 

Im having a hard time understanding those Pic’s but Im guessing the person that removed and installed the red bushings may have bent one or more of the control arms making an alingment impossible. That could be as getting my bushings replaced by a machine shop they had a terrible time with them destroying one of the new bushings trying to install it. I was also told by another guy that was going to do it he will no longer do them as installing the control arm bushings is a high risk job with bent control arms a big problem. I also noticed that the red bushing was not crushed down as they should be with 130 ft. lbs. of torque thus crushing the bushings.


From the 2000 SM


Unless the bushing installation is different using those bushings