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Old 04-01-2011, 07:22 PM
JSobo JSobo is offline
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Unhappy Truck looks like it is driving crooked down the road!

The bed isn't right to begin with so that could be adding to 'illusion'....
I didn't notice this last time I was behind it, but I kept looking at the crooked bed so I don't know.

We bought the truck (03' Ranger XL) off a mechanic, he replaced the shocks before he sold us the truck, something was wrong with one of them so he did the job again for no charge.

My wife was driving home, I was behind her and I could see it riding crooked, not straight down the road:
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I'm guessing out of alignment (?)

But, that wasn't all - it looked like the rear wheel was riding with a EDIT:negative toe-in

Not negative toe but negative CAMBER!(looks like top of tire leans inward). Can that be?

It could have been the front wheel out of wack and it just looked to me like the rear but I don't know.

I'm going to take it Monday and have it put on the alignment rack but I'm a worrier and it's going to be a long weekend.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.
Jeff

EDIT:
I should have wrote negative CAMBER not toe!!

Last edited by JSobo; 04-02-2011 at 02:54 PM. Reason: originally posted wrong description.
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Old 04-01-2011, 08:10 PM
HazardousRanger HazardousRanger is offline
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Default Re: Truck looks like it is driving crooked down the road!

does it lean to the left? its the ranger lean, gas tank is on drivers side

lol but it should not be that noticeable so yes get ur alignment
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