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Old 06-09-2010, 05:52 PM
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Default front alignement spec???

i did the leveling/ body lift and change the tires....and after the alignement the truck pulls to the right i want to go back and i want to know what to say help.

camber caster etc..
 
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Old 06-09-2010, 11:42 PM
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My truck has pulled to the right since it was new.
 
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Old 06-10-2010, 03:48 PM
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Listen. Where did you get your alignment?

It sounds like it was done poorly. Usually, the leveling kit creates a bit of toe in that needs to be fixed. I don't even think is messes camber up as much as one would think.

Needless to say, Only my Dodge dealer has been able to perform near perfect alignments on my dakota.

I actually went through a giant issue, where "mavis discount tire" failed to do a proper alignment 3 times in a row on my truck, and swore I was wrong and "it was me". I took it straight to my dodge dealer and explained the situation to them. They decided to do an alignment for free. After the alignment, they gave me the before and after spec sheets. To make a long story short, mavis totally screwed up my camber, and toe, and out them way out of spec. Dodge fixed it, and it drove straight, steering wheel was straight, all was perfect. I went to mavis, showed them the sheet, they huffed and puffed, and finally gave me my money back.

Once I was done with this whole issue, I did some research on the alignment machine that mavis uses, and its pretty much junk.

Ok...maybe my story was a little off topic, but its worth noting that sometimes its hard to find a good alignment shop. There is a 99% percent chance it is a improper alignment.

The next time I fooled with a leveling kit, I installed it, the truck drove fine, I went straight to dodge, they aligned the truck, only to reveal my toe was slightly in on the right tire.

Let me guess....your truck rode straight and true after the leveling kit was installed right? Only after you had an alignment its been pulling?
 

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Here are the specifications
 

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Old 06-10-2010, 07:32 PM
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good for quad cab and ext cab? not the same wheelbase
 
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and how do they align the rear? is it the block fault?
 
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Old 06-10-2010, 10:43 PM
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there the same wheel base just differnt length beds.
 
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Old 06-11-2010, 10:41 AM
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They don't really do anything to the rear on a solid axle pickup. It's really BS. A standard 2 wheel alignment would be fine on this truck... as long as its done properly of course.
 



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