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2001 Dodge ram 1500 front end problems

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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 10:42 AM
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I have a 2001 dodge ram 1500 4wd 5.9 with only 73k on it... and the peace of crap keeps pulling to the right. I have gotten it aligned twice switched tires replaced sway bars ball joints steering column bushing What else could be making it pull to the right??
 
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 11:11 AM
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Brakes dragging on the right side? What condition is the rest of the front end in(drag link, tie rod ends, trac bar etc...)
 
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 11:14 AM
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Brakes dragging on the right side? What condition is the rest of the front end in(drag link, tie rod ends, trac bar etc...)
brakes are a month old was doing it before that. I replaced the trac bar someone just brought up hub bearings? i dont hear any noise i will check them but could that cause it to pull?
 
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 11:24 AM
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You "got it aligned" or did you align it yourself? Reason I ask is because when I had mine aligned at a shop it pulled bad to the right. I went back two more times until I gave up. The stupid shops use their million dollar machines merely to screw it up. These old straight axles never need to be on a machine. Dealt with it for over two years until I discovered how easy it really is to align a straight axle rig. Here's the secret: zero toe. That's it. I got some tape measures, measured the front and rear of the front tires several times until they were the same, adjusting the driver tie rod as I measured. They actually had mine over a half inch toe in! Then rotated tires to bring the rears up and viola! No more pull in 3 years. Search for any Jeep alignment site or Ford or Dodge truck. They are all the same.
 
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