Ranger 2010 Alignment problems.....

Dantforth · #1 11-10-2016, 04:28 AM

Truck pulling to the left slightly. So, I took it in for an alignment. Worse after alignment! So I took it back. Another alignment done. Given back to me driving exactly as it was before....pulling to the left. Technician told me he put it back to exact factory specs. So, what now! My questions......is there something common to the Rangers which causes this and ......is there a fix or solution? Summer tires were scalloped badly and are trash now. I have my winters on now and do not want them the same way. Thanks, David

Logan03CO · #2 11-10-2016, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dantforth

Truck pulling to the left slightly. So, I took it in for an alignment. Worse after alignment! So I took it back. Another alignment done. Given back to me driving exactly as it was before....pulling to the left. Technician told me he put it back to exact factory specs. So, what now! My questions......is there something common to the Rangers which causes this and ......is there a fix or solution? Summer tires were scalloped badly and are trash now. I have my winters on now and do not want them the same way. Thanks, David

Did they give you the "before & after" printout in regards to your specifications?

Dantforth · #3 11-10-2016, 06:04 AM

No, I did not get a printout either way. I took it to a Ford dealer last year to have it done. While it seemed OK after that my summer tires were badly scalloped when I took them off. Is there a particular instrument to do this which is better than others? David

Canaust · #4 11-10-2016, 02:24 PM

I'm having the same problem, just got an alignment today and it still pulls to the left just as bad, the shop recommended a "camber shim kit". I'll post the pictures of the before and after specs. Help me please.

barneycat11 · #5 11-11-2016, 11:28 AM

Rotate your tires back to front and see if that helps.

cowboybilly9mile · #6 11-11-2016, 12:46 PM

Good alignments begin with (correctly) inspecting the steering and suspension parts for wear and replacing as/if needed. Next, it's never bad to check ride height, and after that, verify correct tire pressure. A good tech *should* do this by default, but. The optimal time for the alignment is when new tires are just installed, and an undesirable time is when the used tires have certain wear damage as this has some potential to affect the alignment. A good shop should give you before and after specs as asked for earlier, especially with you flagging a concern, and in your case, maybe go for a quick ride with you to verify the concern.

*FWIW, the shop me uses does a before/after drive test to verify, if present, any anomaly and that the alignment has corrected it, 100% inspection, provides data printouts, has been in business for 33+ years and when I scheduled an appointment last week, the wait is 5 weeks and he's got customer cars in a secure area, dropped off early, in hopes by the customer that there will be a no-show. His advertisement is word-of-mouth and customer reports on yelp, which are near 5-star. On that note, you may want to research another shop other than the Ford dealer. Word of mouth and social media go a long ways.