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Old 12-13-2009 | 05:06 PM
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broken belts in the tire causing one side to be higher. rotate tires, see if it goes away.
you would get better responses if you didnt start a biching rant saying how dodge sucks... this is dodgeforum....
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 05:32 PM
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Memory steer? WTH is that? The truck knows it's way home??

If it is pulling to one side, then it could be a tire or a brake dragging.
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 05:41 PM
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Swap the front tires to the back.
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 05:44 PM
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you came onto a forum asking for help and we are trying to help not take crap from somebody and you pm peolpe talkin crap dont pm me unless you got something intelligent to ask....
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 05:51 PM
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There is n such thing as memory steer. That is a term mehanics use when they can't figure out what's wrong.
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lxman1
Memory steer? WTH is that? The truck knows it's way home??

If it is pulling to one side, then it could be a tire or a brake dragging.
I was wondering the same thing? Do you have to record the steering in order to save it in the memory? How How much memory does it have?

Is memory steer like a wandering type action, or pulling to one side, or wobbling?? We need some more verbs to describe this problem.

I agree..........If you think Dodge sucks, then get rid of it
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by RubberFrog
There is n such thing as memory steer. That is a term mehanics use when they can't figure out what's wrong.
yup, dunno wtf memory steer is. I assume he's talking about pull. the ball joints won't really cause pull to one side, it's the tie rods you should be looking at, which they should have done with an alignment. you sure the shop knows what they are doing?
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 09:42 PM
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If by memory steer your mean the wheel does not return straight as it should when let go, I hate to tell you this but you need new ball joints. When you (or whoever) installed them you pressed/hammered on the top and smashed it in and the ball is not swiveling in there as it should. You Can only install them by pressing on the small shoulder around the ball joint, any where else and they can/will be damaged.

I'd be willing to bet my last dollar on it. It sucks but I'm 99% sure that's the problem.
 
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Old 12-13-2009 | 09:54 PM
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I thought memory steer was one of those new exclusive upgrades. previously only available on James Bond edition Rams!
 
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Old 12-14-2009 | 12:39 AM
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Hemi 4x4, is possibly correct. Either that or the guy doing your alignment isn't doesn't know what they are doing. Incorrect Caster will cause this, Have them adjust the caster little more to the positive than what the machine is telling them and see if that helps.
 

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