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Old 05-18-2012, 08:05 AM
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Sittin at the stealer ship

Well I'm sitting at the stealer ship getting my girl alined ... They have done the best job and the cheapest but I can't keep it aligned for some reason and most is highway miles not Beaton around or anything I'm getting tire chop all the way accrost the tires makes me sick only got 4 or so thousand miles on tires and the look like that
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 08:26 AM
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What kind of tires are you running?

Sounds like you need to have the front end rebuilt if you haven't already...
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 09:39 AM
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Yup... sounds like ball joints.
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 09:47 AM
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I agree with the other guys sounds like a front end rebuild.
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 09:54 AM
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Yes if they are a reputable dealer they should be checking ball joints, tie-rod ends etc., and such BEFORE doing an alignment.
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 10:20 AM
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Do u go bumping through a lot of pastures?
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 11:05 AM
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Chop is usually shocks, not alignment.
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 12:01 PM
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You also need to put a good quality tire on. My factory tire didn't last five thousand miles without chop. Put on Michilins and got 70K out of them. Check the front end as guys have said above.

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Old 05-18-2012, 03:48 PM
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Hankook mud terrain is what I'm running ball joints new bout a yea ago and shocks too
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dmanshane
Hankook mud terrain is what I'm running ball joints new bout a yea ago and shocks too
Hancock? In my best Adam Savage impression - "Well there's your problem". I have Generals with the same shreditude. My front end is tight, including the shocks - but my cheap tires were on there when I bought the truck Oct 2010 and they'll be gone Oct 2012.
 
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