trucks pulls right pull before and after alignment why?
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trucks pulls right pull before and after alignment why?
After putting on my new front control arms yesterday cause the old ones were bad ball joints worn to the bone( by the way their on right) ..the truck pulled to the right before the alignment.So today I took the truck to a tire shop the guy took my truck in did the alignment.Brings my truck back out I pay 75 bucks and as I drive off I head a few miles down the road to a flat back road let my hand off the wheel and the truck still pulls to the right.but the printout he gave me shows red bars at the start and green at the end and says he fixed it.well if he fixed my alignment whys my truck pulling to the right still?So I go back and tell the guy and he tells me everythings ok, see look at the green bars.I ask for my money back and he says no it was done right.So now I don't know what to do?Should I go to another tire shop or just forget about it and let my tires wear out because that's what I feel will happen.
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was it a 4 wheel alignment?
just because it pulls does not mean alignment is wrong... out of factory spec.. maybe.
both front tires the same exact size, both air pressures same.
reason I ask about 4 wheel.. the rears could be out.. not square to frame..
bad spring, bushings, bent spring.
personally .. I prefer a Truck shop.. not a car/truck center.
just because it pulls does not mean alignment is wrong... out of factory spec.. maybe.
both front tires the same exact size, both air pressures same.
reason I ask about 4 wheel.. the rears could be out.. not square to frame..
bad spring, bushings, bent spring.
personally .. I prefer a Truck shop.. not a car/truck center.
Last edited by chuck_hammer; Apr 9, 2015 at 06:33 PM.
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^Rear would need to be severely out to notice a pull on the front, usually it would just cause a dog-track, which will do no harm.
Agree I'd need to see the numbers to tell you why it's pulling, but you should definitely go back and get your money back or have it done so it doesn't pull.
Just for reference, you want your left camber a bit higher than the right, and left caster a little lower than the right.
It's quite common for a tire to cause a pull though, if you're capable swap your front tires and go for a drive, so the l.f. Tire goes in the R.f. And vice-versa.
Agree I'd need to see the numbers to tell you why it's pulling, but you should definitely go back and get your money back or have it done so it doesn't pull.
Just for reference, you want your left camber a bit higher than the right, and left caster a little lower than the right.
It's quite common for a tire to cause a pull though, if you're capable swap your front tires and go for a drive, so the l.f. Tire goes in the R.f. And vice-versa.