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Question about alignment
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<blockquote data-quote="John Zuber" data-source="post: 1022641" data-attributes="member: 59842"><p>Since new, my truck has never had an alignment until just recently. I began to notice some outside tire wear on the passenger side (very little, but I could see it)...and I know the alignment shop. When they first started the job, he stated that the driver side lower ball joint had a small amount of play. So he corrected the toe in/out, charged me very minimal, and I did my own work to replace the lower ball joints...and obtain the camber/caster adjustment kits. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So...back to the shop after the parts were installed. Yes, they checked the rear alignment, and said that the driver side camber/caster was dead on, but that the passenger side required adjustment...and that the toe in/out had to be reset because of that adjustment. I have no idea about "preferred" vs "green"...most of the number I saw has "zero" variance once he was done.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But my question is more in reference to my correction for the steering wheel. I know that I adjusted it correctly...that is I moved the tie rod to push one tire "out" and the other "in", which in effect corrected the steering wheel orientation. I can't see how that would have changed camber/caster...and that's what I wanted to know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Zuber, post: 1022641, member: 59842"] Since new, my truck has never had an alignment until just recently. I began to notice some outside tire wear on the passenger side (very little, but I could see it)...and I know the alignment shop. When they first started the job, he stated that the driver side lower ball joint had a small amount of play. So he corrected the toe in/out, charged me very minimal, and I did my own work to replace the lower ball joints...and obtain the camber/caster adjustment kits. So...back to the shop after the parts were installed. Yes, they checked the rear alignment, and said that the driver side camber/caster was dead on, but that the passenger side required adjustment...and that the toe in/out had to be reset because of that adjustment. I have no idea about "preferred" vs "green"...most of the number I saw has "zero" variance once he was done. But my question is more in reference to my correction for the steering wheel. I know that I adjusted it correctly...that is I moved the tie rod to push one tire "out" and the other "in", which in effect corrected the steering wheel orientation. I can't see how that would have changed camber/caster...and that's what I wanted to know. [/QUOTE]
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