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Jan 12, 2008 | 12:49 AM

ktgraf

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tilting front wheel on SD

Gotta driver's side front wheel that's tilted in much further than the passenger side wheel ('99 F250 SD). Doesn't look like my axle is bent. Anyone dealt with this before?

Jan 12, 2008 | 02:14 AM

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Check your suspension and track bar for abnormal wear.. Tilted wheel could be a series of things.. Twisted leaf pack... Bent Track Bar (holds the axle centered under the front end), bad joints.. How do your front leafs look? If you can get a measurement from the top of the Leaf Pack to the bottom of the frame.. Should be (depending on 2wd versus 4wd) 5-6"..

Jan 12, 2008 | 06:58 AM

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Jan 12, 2008 | 09:12 PM

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If the wheel is just tilted, I belive that is your caster, you prob have a bad upper or lower ball joint. If one side is just toe'd in to much (camber) you may have a bent or misadjusted tie rod, track bar etc. easiest way to check is to jack up that side get tire of the ground and rock the tire up/down and left /right. If you can move it up and down its the ball joints if left and right it tierod ends. no play left or right. something must be bent.

Jan 16, 2008 | 09:29 AM

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I've had the front tires off the ground but didn't feel any play in the hubs when I pulled on them. Took it to an alignment shop and they said the camber was off: -1.09 on driver's side and -0.65 on pax side. According to their specs sheet, the camber is supposed to be +0.62 each side. Can anyone confirm this spec? Reason I ask is because the spec sheet the guy handed me said 4x2 and not 4x4. I told the guy the specs were for a 4x2 but he said it didn't matter. I would think that the suspensions are different but don't know.

Jan 16, 2008 | 09:33 AM

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Can anyone confirm this spec? - 99 SD camber

My front driver's side tire is tilting in - enough to notice. I've had the front tires off the ground but didn't feel any play in the hubs when I pulled on them. Took it to an alignment shop and they said the camber was off: -1.09 on driver's side and -0.65 on pax side. According to their specs sheet, the camber is supposed to be +0.62 each side. Can anyone confirm this spec? Reason I ask is because the spec sheet the guy handed me said 4x2 and not 4x4. I told the guy the specs were for a 4x2 but he said it didn't matter. I would think that the suspensions/specs are different but don't know.

1999 F250 SD 4x4 monobeam

Jan 16, 2008 | 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by blue350

While I agree with your recommendations, I think the tilt the OP speaks of is camber.

Caster is the front to back "lean" of the hypothetical center of your suspension turning pivot point on the plane of the wheel. Caster is the angle of this steering pivot, measured in degrees, when viewed from the side of the vehicle

Camber is the side to side "lean" of the same hypothetical plane. Camber is the angle of the wheel, measured in degrees, when viewed from the front of the vehicle.

Toe is the measurement of a line drawn down the center of your front tire tread. The toe measurement is the difference in the distance between the front of the tires and the back of the tires.