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Old 04-18-2008, 01:40 PM
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Autospring and alignment...

Question for the folks with leveling kits... After installing my Autospring kit I had my Ford dealer do an alignment but before I complain to them I would like to make sure it's not my mind playing tricks on me...

Things I have observed...
The steering wheel is not centered (I know this isn't correct), it tends to pull to the left on level ground and does anyone notice that their trucks wanders (like some of the old TTB trucks did)?

Did you guys notice any differences (driving) after the install was complete than before the install?

Thanks ahead of time...
 
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I never noticed anything like that.... Just my opinion
 
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I had mine aligned, it was about 7 degrees out, and have not had any problems after that. Rides almost like stock.
 
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I had mine aligned after install. Drives straight as a arrow, steering wheel is centered. I've not had any problems either.
 
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Had mine aligned at front-end shop [not dealer.mistake] it drives better than before, they supposed to center steering wheel when aligning it.
 
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Originally Posted by BandBFord
Question for the folks with leveling kits... After installing my Autospring kit I had my Ford dealer do an alignment but before I complain to them I would like to make sure it's not my mind playing tricks on me...

Things I have observed...
The steering wheel is not centered (I know this isn't correct), it tends to pull to the left on level ground and does anyone notice that their trucks wanders (like some of the old TTB trucks did)?

Did you guys notice any differences (driving) after the install was complete than before the install?

Thanks ahead of time...
Your dealer did a crappy job. Bring it back and get them to fix it. One warning, if they did this bad the first time, you might want to test drive it with the service manager before you take it home.

When I had my local dealer align mine, no leveling kit, it took the tech 4 times before the steering wheel was centered. They had the ***** to tell me their computer alignment rack prevented this mistake. WRONG....
 
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Old 04-19-2008, 07:42 AM
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I know where to go now...

Thanks for the replys... I felt certain that it was the alignment performed. I just wanted to confirmation from others using similar setups...
 




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