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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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I've recently installed a 4" suspension lift with adjustable upper and lower control arms and I'm having some issues getting the front end lined out. It keeps wanting to pull to the right. I've made adjustments and had it in the shop twice for a front end alignment. It's close but still pulls. Here's a pic of the print out. I'm trying to figure out what I need to adjust and which way to correct the pulling. Thanks for any help you guys can give.



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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 11:39 AM
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When they are aligning how are they hanging the heads on the wheels? Are they hung off the lip of the rim or outside of tires or bolted to the lugs? The camber you can't correct, caster can make it pull and also toe. The big question here is are your front tires aired equal? If you swap right front tire to the rear or lest side what happens? You could have a tire pull if it is aired up properly.
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 12:00 PM
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When they are aligning how are they hanging the heads on the wheels? Are they hung off the lip of the rim or outside of tires or bolted to the lugs? The camber you can't correct, caster can make it pull and also toe. The big question here is are your front tires aired equal? If you swap right front tire to the rear or lest side what happens? You could have a tire pull if it is aired up properly.
The head mount to the edge of the rim at the tire bead. I knew the only way camber can change is if something is bent. that's why it confuses me when they keep saying its a camber issue that's causing the pull. I'm going to double check the tire pressure tonight and probably swap tire locations and see what that does for me. They show my toe being slightly out but I wouldn't think it's enough to cause the pull.
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 12:06 PM
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You could lengthen the front passenger side lower control arm to increase the cross caster a little. Maybe 4.5* instead of 4.4* on the passenger side.

However, the issue is more because you have Toyo MTs than the alignment.

Toyo MTs drift right. I have not learned why. I just know the do. I've run them on TJs, JKs, 1 ton dually trucks, and my current Ram 3500 Laramie crew cab. They drift right. The wider the tire, the stronger the drift.

You can offset the drift right with one or more of the following:

A little more cross caster.
Run 2 psi less in the driver front tire than the other 3 tires.
Run a single gas-charged steering stabilizer in a position that pushes the steering to the driver side.
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Old Jan 10, 2014 | 11:03 AM
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I know this is a few months old but I am just now having the same issue. Drivers side camber is at -1.1. They told me that if I can find an adjustable ball joint it would fix it. I wonder if I bent something on that side
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Old Jan 10, 2014 | 11:34 AM
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I too had the Toyo's on my F350 crew cab 4x4 and they wondered to the right on me also. It sucked with towing 12,000lb toy hauler.
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