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97 ford f-250 My front tires are whereing down on the outside edge. I just had the truck alined. But it still looks like the wheels are off center when its parked and the wheels are turned left or right. I have not drove it alot to see if the tires still where but wonder if anyone else has seen this on there truck thanks........
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Do you back into your parking spot? For some reason when backing up the alignment changes on the 250's with the TTB axle. Also you NEED to rotate the tires often! I did ever 5,000 miles when I owned my 250. That will keep them wearing nice and even. If you don't rotate the tire they will cup and wear on the edges. Just the nature of the beast even with a perfect alignment.
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make sure the alignment shop didnt do a "toe and go" most places thats all you get, they dont know how to do it properly. if you get it set up correct then it wont wear them. its normal for the tires to be cocked on tight turns, its the way the ball joint angles are in the hub. 350's should have simliar results. but if your tires look crooked while the truck sits with the wheels straight then your alignment shop has ripped you off
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I'm going through the alignment ringer myself. Don't know if your a 2x4 or 4x4 but in any case find a real front end shop. Not the local we do it all tire store. Not that they are all bad. A sure sign is after giving them a ton of info about yourself, you go back to pick up your rig and they say it all went well but it will cost you so much to fix right. No call or anything while the had it on the rack. Then as you drive home it will pull to the left.
Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.
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well Joe helped me on this one. mine were doin the same thing. the stealership had it on brand new alignment machine and said it was ok. Joe said camber was out to far. took it to a trusty place in town and they said it needed shims to fix the camber. just a thought. been a while since i been on here boys. nice to talk to yall again. lol
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but if the springs are saging it would were on the inside of the tire not outside correct?
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saging sprihs are saging springs. the front of the truck just sits lower. mine sag alot and my tires are fine
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Do you back into your parking spot? For some reason when backing up the alignment changes on the 250's with the TTB axle. Also you NEED to rotate the tires often! I did ever 5,000 miles when I owned my 250. That will keep them wearing nice and even. If you don't rotate the tire they will cup and wear on the edges. Just the nature of the beast even with a perfect alignment.
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they all bend upwards, and even if you have sagging springs you can have the alignment set properly. saying you cant align is cause the springs are sagging is like saying i cant set my alignment cause i have lift springs.......... thats the whole point behind the caster/camber shims.
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Setting the camber on a TTB front axle is a job.
Change the bushing the top ball joint shank goes in.
Front end alignment shops have a + or - angle and a preffered angle listed in the book.
Just because you are inside the + or - range, which most shops call good does not make it right.
But you go out the door with the toe in set and the bill is 50 bucks.
Start changing the ball joint bushings to get it set right, now you are looking at a couple hundred bucks.
Locally I have found the Ford shop is the only place that has the bushings and are willing to do it right if you are willing to spend the money.
Run expensive tires, then the alignment set to preffered and the dollars spent is money in the bank since the tires last longer.
Drooping front end, pull the front spring shackle down out of the frame and see if there is any bushing left in there.
I thought I had weak springs, ordered new ones and new hardware.
When I dropped the front spring shackles out of the frame, no bushing, 1/2 the bolt was gone and the shackle side plates had notches worn in them where the bolt was riding metal on metal.
Finally found and fixed that clunk when I hit a pothole.
Change the bushing the top ball joint shank goes in.
Front end alignment shops have a + or - angle and a preffered angle listed in the book.
Just because you are inside the + or - range, which most shops call good does not make it right.
But you go out the door with the toe in set and the bill is 50 bucks.
Start changing the ball joint bushings to get it set right, now you are looking at a couple hundred bucks.
Locally I have found the Ford shop is the only place that has the bushings and are willing to do it right if you are willing to spend the money.
Run expensive tires, then the alignment set to preffered and the dollars spent is money in the bank since the tires last longer.
Drooping front end, pull the front spring shackle down out of the frame and see if there is any bushing left in there.
I thought I had weak springs, ordered new ones and new hardware.
When I dropped the front spring shackles out of the frame, no bushing, 1/2 the bolt was gone and the shackle side plates had notches worn in them where the bolt was riding metal on metal.
Finally found and fixed that clunk when I hit a pothole.
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