Setting the toe is pretty easy with a helper, if your adjuster sleeves are free.

1: Drive truck somewhere level. Drive staight back and forward a few times, make sure that the steering wheel is set wherever it makes the truck go straight.

2: Adjust sleeves equally, one side shorter, one side longer) to get steering wheel centered. Do this in 1/4 turn increments; check it by starting the engine and drive forwards and backwards.
(I'm pretty sure that the tie rod attached to the knuckle has right hand threads)

3: Adjust/check toe. Get a helper and tape measure and measure from the tread centerlines of theleft and right tires. You will want the front of the tires to be slightly closer together than the back of the tires. - about 1/16"

Done!

To tell you the truth, nless you are doing some suspension work, frame unbending, or bent rear, you can't really mess up tany other settings on these trucks. Get the toe-in set right and don't even bother with the alignment shop.

 

I'll be putting an add-a-leaf on the front, hence the reason for the eventual alignment. I doubt it will align perfectly, but it should come really dang close like my 85 did. I only had 3* of positive camber. I'm hoping with a diesel, it may be even closer.

 

front side of front wheels wheels should be narrower than their rear side, this is known as toe in, as opposed to toe out which is what you're describing.

 

Do as M.L.S.C. suggests to center wheel. I returned from an alignment from hell and had my wheel to the right. I turned the driver side facing from the front of vehicle down 1/2 turn. The passenger side 1/2 turn up. It straightened it right up. I have since had another shop do a real alignment. Since your wheel is to the left; you need to do the opposite of what I did.

 

Ok, if it's not raining tomorrow I'll give it a shot.

 

Toe-in helps the vehicle track in a straight line, while toe-out speeds up steering response. In a sports car, people tend to like toe-out, unless you do high-speed cruising. In a truck that already has sloppy steering, the last thing you want is lightning fast turning response.

 

Ok, that makes sense. The last article I read about doing an alignment was for mustangs.

 

Thanks guys, got my wheel nice and straight now.

 

Coolness! Glad we could be of service