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98dak
Dodge Dakota
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9/10/2008
13:49:24
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 Subject: do i need an alignment?
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my truck pulls a little to the right when im driving, gotta keep the wheel cranked about ten degrees to the left to keep 'er straight. isnt bad though. im mainly just worried about tire wear. do i really need to get it aligned or can i let it slide awhile
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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9/10/2008
14:23:14
| RE: do i need an alignment?
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have you ruled out other variables? such as a sticking caliper, underinflated tire? unless you hit something that would have knocked it out of alignment. just keep an eye on your tire wear and if you have to i guess a couple/few thousand miles won't do too much damage.
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intensedak39
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9/11/2008
08:07:30
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tire wear depends on what's causing the vehicle to pull. you can
have all your alignment specs set perfectly and still have a pull/
drift to the right from roads with road crown. if your cross caster is
more than .50 difference, it can cause a pull to the more negative
side. caster differences will not cause any tire wear. if your cross
camber is more than .50, you can pull to the more positive side.
cross camber will not cause wear, but individual camber being out
of tolerance can. if your total toe setting is out, you could have a
crooked steering wheel. if your individual toe is out, you can get
tire wear.
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dusty
Dodge Dakota
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9/22/2008
21:30:12
| RE: do i need an alignment?
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i would say it could be a problem with one of the tires maybe? rotate your tires from left to right and see what happens.
(i know this isnt what ur talking about but i wanted to talk about this because its kind of related)
theres also a common problem ive seen in many vehicles, when the brakes are applied it seems to pull hard to one side, ive learned from a friend that its not always the one side grabbing, it could be the other side doing nothing because of a clogged brake line or something.(Ex.: when stopping at a stop light it pulls right, could be a clogged left brake line)
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Tnjones
Dodge Dakota
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9/23/2008
00:32:43
| RE: do i need an alignment?
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Has this become "Screw the ignorant"? I just read a post recomending ATF in a manual tranny now you want this guy to swap radials right to left? Do your own research and find out what happens to a used radial when you switch sides.
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Kowalski
GenIII
9/25/2008
06:14:55
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I'll spare you the trouble. Radial tires take a set, and should be rotated front to back. The old criss cross side to side rotation pattern was for the older bias ply tires.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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intensedak39
*GenIII*
9/25/2008
10:16:15
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i believe dusty was suggesting cross rotating just the front tires to see if it's a tire pull that he has. if your car pulls left real hard and you cross rotate just the front, and the pull goes away, it's safe to say it's a tire issue. i've had to do it at work many of times. i doubt he was suggesting it for maintenance reasons. with a correct rotation, the front tires are switching sides, before you place them on the back. the front tires are moved straight forward. this insures every tire will see life at every corner of your car. awd vehicles are recommended to rotate the tires in a X fashion. only directional tires are to go straight front to back, never seeing the other side.
Tnjones, check manufacturer's recommendations for type of fluid in manual trannies. you'll be suprised.
chrysler recommends ATF+4 for 2003 and newer cars with manual transmission
GM recommends Dexron II or III ATF in many of it's manual transmissions
Ford recommends Mercon ATF in many of it's manual transmissions.
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