alignment angles
alignment angles
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toe in is 0 deg. no caster or camber adjustments without heating and bending parts. Fords are known for eating the right front tire. Depending on the road crown where you drive the right front can be toed in a deg. or two to compensate. The road crown where I live is somewhat extensive due to the snow melt and run-off.
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Caster and camber are adjustable.
You change bushings under the top ball joint and use wedges between the spring and housing to set them.
No one wants to pay the money to do it is the right answer, not that it can not be done.
1986 F250 alignment set to preffered settings, 6 hours on the alignment rack, 4 ball joints, all tie rod ends. 800 dollars later I had a truck that drove like a Lincoln Town Car and did not chew up the tires.
Tire wear alone paid for the alignment over the next two years.
Ford is usually the only place that has all the different bushings to adjust the front alignment.
You change bushings under the top ball joint and use wedges between the spring and housing to set them.
No one wants to pay the money to do it is the right answer, not that it can not be done.
1986 F250 alignment set to preffered settings, 6 hours on the alignment rack, 4 ball joints, all tie rod ends. 800 dollars later I had a truck that drove like a Lincoln Town Car and did not chew up the tires.
Tire wear alone paid for the alignment over the next two years.
Ford is usually the only place that has all the different bushings to adjust the front alignment.
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Dave,
Thats what I thought, I just changed all my ball joints. Will be changing the leaf springs and shackles soon, I think they are shot, but can't catch them in the act.
I also think my bushings, or whatever holds the ttb arms in, are also shot.
Anyone ever change these and, if so, how much speech is involved.
Thats what I thought, I just changed all my ball joints. Will be changing the leaf springs and shackles soon, I think they are shot, but can't catch them in the act.
I also think my bushings, or whatever holds the ttb arms in, are also shot.
Anyone ever change these and, if so, how much speech is involved.
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Chect the front shackles on the front springs.
The upper bushing was completely gone on both sides when I installed my new springs.
I had been hearing this clunk sound that I could never find, till then.
I put a Dana 60 front axle under mine and did away with the TTB axle, best move I made in a while.
Once I paid the money to get the bushings changed to the right ones the alignment stayed right on even though I changed ball joints after that. But I did not change my truck configuration after that either till I swapped out the axle.
Something to consider that I could not believe. I changed my front springs because the front bump stops were almost touching the axle housing when the truck was just setting there. I added an extra leaf to each spring when I changed them. The truck still sets with about 1.5" between the bump stop and housing. The shackle replace was what raised the front more than the extra spring leaves did.
The upper bushing was completely gone on both sides when I installed my new springs.
I had been hearing this clunk sound that I could never find, till then.
I put a Dana 60 front axle under mine and did away with the TTB axle, best move I made in a while.
Once I paid the money to get the bushings changed to the right ones the alignment stayed right on even though I changed ball joints after that. But I did not change my truck configuration after that either till I swapped out the axle.
Something to consider that I could not believe. I changed my front springs because the front bump stops were almost touching the axle housing when the truck was just setting there. I added an extra leaf to each spring when I changed them. The truck still sets with about 1.5" between the bump stop and housing. The shackle replace was what raised the front more than the extra spring leaves did.
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