I recently just put on new tie rods, center link and shocks but now I am running into the problem of the steering wheel not being straight, the wheels not being straight and for some reason the wheels look like they have positive camber like they are not straight. I am not sure what it is I need to do.








tires look like they have positive camber

 

1. Double check the PNs of the parts you ordered.

2. How much did the ride height change after installing new shocks? Positive camber would result if it sits higher.

3. Did you do an alignment?? It is really easy since camber is set by the I-beams. Set it for 1/8th-inch of toe-in. Let me know if you need instructions.

 

The part numbers all seem good
the ride height seems to be the same
No I did not because I do not know how, I am just a garage mech. Do I need to adjust the sleeve on it also? the one that the tie rods are connected? And yes some instruction and help would be nice, to bad there is no one here in Gulfport Miss to help

 

Take it to a front end alignment place and get it done right, that way you will not be eating up front tires.

Once it is done you can pop off (with a steering wheel puller) and reinstall the steering wheel straight.

 

Yeah I need to do that and get new tires anyways

 

I did my own alignment in th driveway and then went to go get it officially aligned... the tech asked me what was wrong with my alignment and I said "Nothing. I just rebuilt the entire front end". He said no adjustment was needed because it was "perfect".

Very doable. Basically it's just using "toe plates" but rather than using actual plates it's just a matter of making your own 'toe bars" with stuff you got around the house.:

Tools:
-Jack stands
-Two tape measures
-Two lengths of steel, aluminum, or any other metal so long as it is straight and rigid -each about 24 inches long. I uses some shelf standards that I had laying around..

Jack up the front end and install the jackstands under the I-beams so the truck's weight is on the suspension.

Remove the front tires and set the steering wheel straight.

Mark the centers of the toe bars and apply tape about 10 inches on each side of center.

Install one toe bar on each rotor or drum - horizontal, centered, and flush to the face. I held them on with a couple of lug nuts. Use the same mounting point side to side.

Pay out one tape measure and tape its tang to the toe bar aligned with the marks on the passenger side - one on the forward side of the drum or rotor and the other behind the drum or rotor. Avoid the steering linkages and radius arms so the measurements are not distorted. You can simply drape or hang the tapes over the toe bar on the driver's side. Double check that you are are not cross-measuring the marks you made on the toe bars!

Loosen the adjusting sleeve and set for 1/8-inch of toe-in.

Done!... and you just saved anywhere from $50 to $80.

After a test drive, center your steering wheel.

 

My truck had the same symptom when I swapped out the drum brake front suspension a few months ago. --'69 F100 now with '77 F100 disc brake front suspension, steering linkages, Moog CC808 progressive rate coils, new shocks and added a Saginaw power steering gear box.

Tires leaning out at the top after everything was swapped over.



After I took the truck to the alignment shop and they put it up on the rack, the front suspension settled right out. Now, the wheels/tires are where they're supposed to be.



After the front end is aligned, you can re-index your steering wheel on its column splines.