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89 F350 Steering Pulls When Moving

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Old 10-03-2014, 10:27 AM
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89 F350 Steering Pulls When Moving

Had the truck aligned, and on the rack it's good. However, as soon as the wheels start moving, the wheels turn to the right and takes everything with it. Im certain the steering wheel, shaft and pitman arm are all in line with each other, as the wheels and steering wheel are straight when still. But as soon as I start moving it turns to the right. So something is making the wheel/front end/whatever turn to the right. Where should I start looking?
 
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You should start looking at another alignment shop...
 
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Old 10-03-2014, 04:39 PM
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Swap the front tires side to side and see if it pulls the other way. There's no way your alignment is out far enough to make a hard pull unless you wrecked the truck.

Edit... I'm assuming you have a 4x4. Is it?
 
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Old 10-03-2014, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bashby
Swap the front tires side to side and see if it pulls the other way. There's no way your alignment is out far enough to make a hard pull unless you wrecked the truck.

Edit... I'm assuming you have a 4x4. Is it?
Yes, it is 4x4. Kingping Dana 60. I'll swap the tires and see if it changes any.

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You should start looking at another alignment shop...
Should put it in the first post, but it's a 4x4. The only adjustments you can make are to the toe and centering the wheels. Caster and camber are built in at the factory. Not much to adjust, and kinda hard to mess up. Everything is straight and lined up when the steering wheel is straight.
 
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Old 10-03-2014, 05:29 PM
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check to see if the right caliper is sticking and the brakes are dragging..
 
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