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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 11:39 AM
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ok i noticed today that when i cut the wheel all the way to the left, and am moving, the tire chirpped as if in 4wd. turning to the right it doesnt do it.

this is the side that i just had the upper and lower ball joints replaced (500 miles ago) tie-rods are good. Sway bar end links are shot, but this wouldnt cause that. The outside edges of the front tires are wearing. inside isnt. I have varified that is not locked in 4wd (front driveshaft spins freely)


it doesnt do it all the time, i kept tryig to re-create the noise, and could only get it to do it two more times. it doesnt happen everytime.

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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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Sounds like the toe is adjusted too far in.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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how would i go abouts fixing this? does that have to do with the torsion bar or tracking arms?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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to get it done properly, you will have to get an alignment. some guys use a tape measure, but you would have to be pretty damn good to get it within street specs.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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IIRC, I already told him the toe was probably off, in another thread.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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IIRC, I already told him the toe was probably off, in another thread.

yes you did and i remember, but when i took it to 3 diff. people, the people said they couldnt find a problem they "claimed" everything was as it should
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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when was the last time the truck was on an alignment rack?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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week and a half ago, after i got the ball joints on
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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are you using aftermarket wheels with a different backspace? tire scrub will feel like that as well.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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they are aftermarket 16x7's
 
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