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: Truck pulls to right. How to get aligned to go straight.


Duramaxallison08
01-19-2009, 10:50 PM
Truck pulls to right. How to get aligned to go straight. Im just trying to get it so you can have the steering wheel straight and the truck will close to be aligned. Its for my buddys 02 with a 6.0. hes turning it into a mudder and is just trying to get it so the wheel isnt offset to go straight. it pulls right. What can you do to make it better?

Jasondt2001
01-19-2009, 10:55 PM
Take it to a shop! Saving a couple bucks now WILL eat through those expensive soft tires!
Alignments like 50 bucks.

Duramaxallison08
01-19-2009, 11:31 PM
it isnt going to be on the road much at all from talking to him. he just doesnt like the steering

FastCR
01-20-2009, 12:19 AM
chalk and measuring tape works enough if you can get the suspension articulated evenly. If not you might be able to eyeball which one is off and set it closer to the other.

Jasondt2001
01-20-2009, 12:24 AM
Oh ok - STRAIGHTEN the steering wheel first - then take a tape measure... Measure outside to outside on the middle of the tire in the back (back of front tire).
then do the same thing in the front (of front tire).
get it as even as you can and off you go...

Duramaxallison08
01-20-2009, 01:11 AM
adjust the tie rods to get them as close was possible?

Jasondt2001
01-20-2009, 10:09 AM
Oh sorry - Yeah, you'll see some nuts on the end of the tie rod (the side with ALOT of thread) just back that nut off a few turns and adjust accordingly.

Duramaxallison08
01-20-2009, 02:48 PM
k, thanks. Ill help him do that this week sometime.