Does anyone have any tips on how to align the rear end?
My dad said that my truck was going kinda sideways down the road and I got the rear end dropped and check to make shure the nipple on the springs are in the holes and they both are but when looking at the truck the passenger side wheels in a little bit more than the drivers. So any help on how to fix this problem?
(I don't want my truck going down the road like a Chevy )
"Flyin High On Caffine And Copenhagen" R.I.P Chris LeDoux
60 Mercury Comet
65 Ford Econoline
72 Ford F100 on 79 4x4 SWB frame
77 Ford F250 "lowboy" 4x4
09 Harley Xl1200c
it cant be aligned. the front end is out of alignment is why it goes sideways down the road. the front end goes where you steer it and the rear gets drug in the straightest direction it can follow the front end.
fordman wrote:on the rea end? it coul dbe the axle is working its way out of the bearing and retainer.
Man I hope not. There isn't any wobble or anything. I measured it and there's about a half inch difference between the sides. I gonna put the rear end back together and see what it looks like. I'm thinking maby I can get that much by maby just puching it to the right a little bit. Well see I suppose.
"Flyin High On Caffine And Copenhagen" R.I.P Chris LeDoux
60 Mercury Comet
65 Ford Econoline
72 Ford F100 on 79 4x4 SWB frame
77 Ford F250 "lowboy" 4x4
09 Harley Xl1200c
The front being out of allignment will not make it dog-track, the problem is the rear end.
When you say that on wheel is farther in, what do you mean? Side to side? That won't make it dog-track either.
The only thing that will make dog-track is if the rear axle is not square under the truck. If one wheel is further forward than the other. You said you already checked the centering pin on the springs, that would be the first place to look. A couple of things I can think of:
1- Are the rubber bushings in the rear springs OK? (Specially the one on the leading edge of the spring, if they are bad that will make it dog-track)
2- Do you have matching springs on both sides of the truck.
3- Have the spring hanger brackets been moved/relocated? Maybe to lower the truck? If they weren't reinstalled in the correct location (further forward on one side than the other), that would make it dog-track to.
Those are just a few ideas that I can think of. There might be other causes/solutions to this your problem. This short list is by no means exhaustive. I hope you find a solution to your problem.
Jake
-Jake
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln
-02 Dodge Ram Quad Cab
-72 Ford F100 LWB 390/C6 (Retired for now till I can rebuild/transform it)
-2000 Ford Windstar (Family Vehicle)
-92 VW Beetle (Mexican)
Sounds to me that you just have a center bolt broken in one or the other of the rear springs. This will allow the locater nipple to move in relation to the rest of the spring, and will allow the spring pad to move forward or backward on one side or the other. Look directly up at the bottom of the spring at the ends of the axle perch and you should see where one side or the other has shifted. then just replace the spring center bolt.
ForingaMex wrote:The front being out of allignment will not make it dog-track, the problem is the rear end.
When you say that on wheel is farther in, what do you mean? Side to side?
Jake
It looks to be side to side. I measured it and it seems to be about an inch or two but my dad said divide that by half and its about a half inch off. I checked and all the little nipples are in place. I have dropped one spring before to try and change them but I had the wrong ones so I just put the old one back in.
Here's a couple of pictures of the set-up and maby you guys can spot something wrong.
This is the olny problem I can see is when I changed the bed from a 70 to a 67 bed is that the springs get caught under the bed.
It may just be an optical illuison but it looks like ones sides in father than the other
The drivers side
The passenger
"Flyin High On Caffine And Copenhagen" R.I.P Chris LeDoux
60 Mercury Comet
65 Ford Econoline
72 Ford F100 on 79 4x4 SWB frame
77 Ford F250 "lowboy" 4x4
09 Harley Xl1200c
take a photo of the rear of the truck. that will show better any offset of the wheels. i dont see anything wrong. do those lift blocks have any nubs on them to keep them lined up with the springs and spring perches. oh and take a pic of the front tire tread. both of them please.
fordman wrote:take a photo of the rear of the truck. that will show better any offset of the wheels. i dont see anything wrong. do those lift blocks have any nubs on them to keep them lined up with the springs and spring perches. oh and take a pic of the front tire tread. both of them please.
Yeah the blocks have a nub on the bottom and a hole on the top. The front tires wouldn't help you becuase there off of my daily driver and are worn out from the front end problems I have with that
"Flyin High On Caffine And Copenhagen" R.I.P Chris LeDoux
60 Mercury Comet
65 Ford Econoline
72 Ford F100 on 79 4x4 SWB frame
77 Ford F250 "lowboy" 4x4
09 Harley Xl1200c
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