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I will try to tomorrow or the following day, I am away right now, I can see if a friend or neighbor can, but the driver side is a little more severe from what I remember compared to the passenger side
I have a 4wd truck, is there much of a difference? If I install 1/4" caster adjustment nuts would this allow me to return to the correct caster/camber adjustment? Also you mentioned the factory spec is about 1.5degrees positive camber, is this the same for 4wd models?
Sorry, I totally missed TTB in your first post. I only have experience with RWD so I usually only offer advice on what I know.
I mentioned that the alignment specialist had a pile of bushings (hundreds) I asked, 'if my truck rarely needed a different bushing, where did all those other bushings come from?' He said 4WDs.
EDIT The bushings
This truck is new to you if I recall. Another place where a sticky steering issue is in the steering box. There is an adjustment screw and nut on the box. Some try to tighten the adjustment and this when not done properly can cause bind at certain wheel positions. Most shops will not do this adjustment as it can bind the wheel in certain conditions and locations on the gears as wear is not even. So it's usually only done by a DIY owner. Also if the frame is cracked where the box attaches it can cause wandering and binding.
I had actually got a new steering box installed in march 2021 by my mechanic because the previous owner's mechanic said that it should be replaced
I bet it was from the local auto parts store rebuilt.
You might get lucky if it is better than the one pulled and last as long.
If you need to replace a steering box the best is to go with Red Head or Blue Top boxes.
They are rebuilt but where factory uses bushings Red & Blue machine the bushing area for bearings.
Bearings do not wear, wear causes play in the box.
I run a Blue Top for the last 5 years and love it.
Dave ----
So you only changed tie rods and this happened?
How far have you driven it since the rod were replaced?
Normally you need to drive it even if you just jacked it up and let the front suspension hang for the wheels to move back where they were.
Put 5+ miles on it, left & right turns and over bumps and check again.
Dave ----
Trying to adjust my caster camber requires maths that I SUCK at.
If you would like to know what your camber angle is, you don't really need to be good at math. Google "angle calculator"> look for "right triangle calculator".
Using masking tape, tape two deep sockets of equal length to a two foot level spaced to hit the edges of the wheel rim. Hold up to the wheel and measure the gap at the bottom when holding level plumb.
Go to the Right Angle Calculator and enter the value of the gap measurement as one side of the triangle. Enter the length from socket to socket as a side b. Press calculate and the angle will appear.
For instance, 0.25" as the gap and 15" as the length from socket to socket gets you a angle of 0.955° or about one degree.
Remember to take measurements after parking as described above
EDIT: Another way is to use a tool like this.
To check for evenness of caster from side to side, park, turn the wheels one full turn of the steering wheel and calculate the camber angle in this position. Re-park and repeat for the other side. This won't tell you what your caster angle is but it will tell you if caster is even or not
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