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You set the toe....the other settings are camber and caster. Both are only adjustable on some vehicles. To adjust camber on a solid axled vehicle, you need the ability to adjust the ball joints. To adjust caster, you need the ability to adjust upper and lower control arms (or shims on a leaf sprung vehicle).
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How bad is it pulling? have you tried switching your tires around? I had a set of tires that were balanced 3 times, still pulled to the right. front end aligned twice, still pulled. switched my rear tires to front and pull went away. Its worth a shot.
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My vote is for dry caliper slide or stuck caliper, If the brakes haven't been done in a while the calipers may need some grease or they won't float and will stick with a pad touching the rotor, it's a quick check. Have someone drive your truck and you ride in another car look at it while going down the road is it doing the old Nova crab walk? Your toe maybe correct but if the toe is correct with a bias towards the left or right, The rear axle will be off the centerline and try to push you the way it is pointing. No matter how much you change the toe. You need to adjust the whole tie rod Left and right side to the left if that is the case.
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Thanks for all the info. I'll check for the crab walk and caliper,the tire were rotated a month ago. No better no worse. I am new to this computer thing and appreciate all the feedback.
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Another thing to check,is you have tires that are all the same diameters, Regardless of what the sidewall says some floats are like 2x4's it may say 33" but measure 32 1/4" or 31 3/4" they save rubber at the factory$$$ that way. most people don't notice.
If you have a different brand or model it could be a different size. Put a mark on the tire and the ground, make one rotation of the tire so that mark is on the ground again make another mark on the ground, Now measure the distance between the two marks on the ground if they are not the same exactly and there are two that are a smaller diameter on that side it will pull to that side, might only take one to make itpull though.
If you have a different brand or model it could be a different size. Put a mark on the tire and the ground, make one rotation of the tire so that mark is on the ground again make another mark on the ground, Now measure the distance between the two marks on the ground if they are not the same exactly and there are two that are a smaller diameter on that side it will pull to that side, might only take one to make itpull though.
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I also forgot to mention. This is probably no the case, but when my truck starts to pull or drives funny, it is because the tire has water or mud in it. My rides see plenty of off roadng, and (i have no idea how it happens without loosing the bead, but it does) the tires once in a while have stuff in them.
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