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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Grubbworm
What you should really do is take the truck for an alignment with the old tires on, so The alignment guy can see how they are wearing. That gives him a better idea of what is going on with the suspension and steering. Ideally you should have the new tires put on at the same time.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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there are not alot of places around me that can align my truck. nobody knows how to work with the camber/caster bushings. everybody just does the toe. there are two places i know of that can do my alignment, and both places need around 300 to do it
 
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by octaneforce
there are not alot of places around me that can align my truck. nobody knows how to work with the camber/caster bushings. everybody just does the toe. there are two places i know of that can do my alignment, and both places need around 300 to do it

It seems to me that any DECENT tire place should be able to do an alignment. If they can't, or won't, then they aren't worth their weight in used rubber.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by IowanStraight6
Solid Axels arnt that bad at least in my opionion
Well I don't align mine because I don't have the tools. My dad works at a mechanic shop but they won't let him use the machine. So I took it to Tire Town (to get my new tires balanced/mounted) and wanted a alignment too. Aligment guy put my truck on the machine, and said he couldn't align the front end properly and didn't charge me. Later I looked at the alignment paper he gave me , and he was trying to align my truck like a 89 F250. When I told him to align it up like a 79 F150 (because of the Solid axle)

I am never going back there. And I haven't had the money in order to take the truck to the guy eveyone says is great.
 
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