steering wheel alignment
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steering wheel alignment
Hi-
Or you can do it like this. Make sure your toe settings are equal, then let the truck drive itself straight. Yank off the steering wheel and put it back on where the truck wants to go straight forward by itself.
Or you can do it like this. Make sure your toe settings are equal, then let the truck drive itself straight. Yank off the steering wheel and put it back on where the truck wants to go straight forward by itself.
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The alignment people screw one tie rod in and the other out the same amount of turns. Before doing this the toe in should be correct (same on the front & rear of the tires. I bought a toe in gauage from J C Witney years ago.Eastman also has it. So I have done the toe in correction & set the steering wheel on 74, 84, 89, 92, 93 Ford trucks and a bunch of antique vehicles.It is a good tool for just checking your toe in without having to pay an alignment shop.
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steering wheel alignment
Please don't take this the wrong way, i'm not being a wiseass.
pbrstreetg
No, the steering wheel & the whole column only fit together one way - it has to be done at the tie rod ends.
Not on my truck. The steering wheel has a good number of splines, when I take off the wheel i can put it back in alot of different clock positions. Sounds pretty gypsy, but I guess i'm cheap
pbrstreetg
No, the steering wheel & the whole column only fit together one way - it has to be done at the tie rod ends.
Not on my truck. The steering wheel has a good number of splines, when I take off the wheel i can put it back in alot of different clock positions. Sounds pretty gypsy, but I guess i'm cheap
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From: Memphis, TN
steering wheel alignment
The OE steering wheel has a flat inside, which matches a flat on the column shaft. There's a similar flat where the rag joint slips onto the steering box shaft, and another for the pitman arm on the sector shaft. If your OE steering wheel is damaged, OR if it was ever installed incorrectly, OR if you have an aftermarket wheel, you'd be able to turn it.
I was only referring to OE parts in good condition.
I was only referring to OE parts in good condition.
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Joining in on this thread. I've got a **** poor suspension job that was done before I bought the truck. I'm by no means an expert, but it seems like it is screwed. I have a 93 F150 extended cab with 32.5's on it that rub on the front end even with a 3 inch lift. It has camber that only a baha bug could be jealous of. Would a allignment fix this, or would I have to buy a bunch of new stuff.
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bperkins,
It sounds like your lift kit wasn't installed properly. By your description, it sounds like whoever did the lift only put taller springs on the front, and didn't lower the middle of the axle to match the lift of the springs. Also, they may not have lowered the radius arm pivot locations.
My lift kit (done before I bought it) has new, extended radius arms that are a round tube design, and are actually curved in such a way that my tires don't come anywhere near them at full turn. Unfortunately, the dealership I bought the truck from sprayed undercoating on everything under there, so I can't see who's kit it is.
It sounds like your lift kit wasn't installed properly. By your description, it sounds like whoever did the lift only put taller springs on the front, and didn't lower the middle of the axle to match the lift of the springs. Also, they may not have lowered the radius arm pivot locations.
My lift kit (done before I bought it) has new, extended radius arms that are a round tube design, and are actually curved in such a way that my tires don't come anywhere near them at full turn. Unfortunately, the dealership I bought the truck from sprayed undercoating on everything under there, so I can't see who's kit it is.
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steering wheel alignment
What type of shop would you take it to for inspection. I don't really have the time to learn how to do it right. Would you take it to an allignment shop? Would a 4X4 specialty shop have a better chance of fixing it? Thanks.
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