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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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got a front end alignment and it still pulls, i did kinda hit a small curb moving at a decent speed.


any ideas? tie rods? pitman arms? im starting to run out of ideas.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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Tie rod ends? maybe
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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id look into the pitman arm i had this problem on my obs truck
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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Well if you do the pitman arm you should do the idler arm also since you are in there. That is what I did.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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how much are these 2 pieces roughly?
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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i'd take it back and tell them its still messed up. they should re do it and tell them you want a printout
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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i'd take it back and tell them its still messed up. they should re do it and tell them you want a printout
well a local friend from Ls2 hooked me up for damn near nothing and i dont want to burn that bridge. LOL
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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+1 for getting the print out. also try rotating your tires in a X pattern.
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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If the alignment is spot on and it still pulls, it could be a tire pull. Try swapping the front tires from left to right and see if the pull goes to the right or goes away. If that doesn't work, they should try aligning it again, and sweep caster with SAI (steering axis incliation), and see if something's bent. With SAI there are numbers that need to add up, if they don't, something is bent. (this is the easiest way to explain it quickly)...
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
If the alignment is spot on and it still pulls, it could be a tire pull. Try swapping the front tires from left to right and see if the pull goes to the right or goes away. If that doesn't work, they should try aligning it again, and sweep caster with SAI (steering axis incliation), and see if something's bent. With SAI there are numbers that need to add up, if they don't, something is bent. (this is the easiest way to explain it quickly)...
exactly
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