Castor problem...I think?
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Castor problem...I think?
First I want to give cudos to this website, what a great resource of Ford owners. I drive a 1997 F250 HeavyDuty 7.3L 4x4 crewcab shortbox, love the truck, but if I cant figure this out its going to drive me NUTS.
First (again) straight to the problem. My passanger side front wheel sits almost a full inch further back in the wheel well then the driver side. I notice vibrations around 40-50mph and again at 75-80mph. these vibrations do not seem to telegraph through the steering wheel. and the truck constantly pulls to the right, but seems to stay true while braking.
Secondly what I've done and replaced. As a side note I've done most of this work myself and may have screwed something up, so dont be shy to tell me its all my fault. Oh the things I've replaced:
upper and lower ball joints
u joints (all except the center one on the front axle)
rotors
calipers
pads
wheel bearings
tie rods
new tires
new wheels
rotated tires numerous times
alignments (3 at diff locations)
just installed skyjackers leveling kit and had it realigned (no diff)
the only thing I keep coming back to is the ball joints could they be installed wrong? Isn't the castor control a pull to the right or left and arent the ball joints responsible for the castor on the Dana 50?
Anyway thanks for any help you can offer.
First (again) straight to the problem. My passanger side front wheel sits almost a full inch further back in the wheel well then the driver side. I notice vibrations around 40-50mph and again at 75-80mph. these vibrations do not seem to telegraph through the steering wheel. and the truck constantly pulls to the right, but seems to stay true while braking.
Secondly what I've done and replaced. As a side note I've done most of this work myself and may have screwed something up, so dont be shy to tell me its all my fault. Oh the things I've replaced:
upper and lower ball joints
u joints (all except the center one on the front axle)
rotors
calipers
pads
wheel bearings
tie rods
new tires
new wheels
rotated tires numerous times
alignments (3 at diff locations)
just installed skyjackers leveling kit and had it realigned (no diff)
the only thing I keep coming back to is the ball joints could they be installed wrong? Isn't the castor control a pull to the right or left and arent the ball joints responsible for the castor on the Dana 50?
Anyway thanks for any help you can offer.
