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Front end alignment & wheel seals

Desert Rat

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Hi everyone!
Well, I'm back from all my endeavors. Storm had to go to the shop for some hospitalization. Her front end was way out of alignment and at the same time one of her wheel seals sprung a leak<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_angry.gif" alt="Angry">. So we went to NorthSide Auto Spring in Evansville where I've had work done before on my other two semi's and they did a fantastic job with her. They made a jig for making a custom shim to properly realign the front end. I forget if it was to adjust the camber or caster, but one side was out a full degree adn the other was out 1/4 degree. While she was there I had them change the wheel seals. I got the high quality rubber from Southeast since they were the only ones with the rubber seals. Total cost was $650 with a guarantee on the alignment and a check-up every 3 months or 3,000 for free to see how this alignment is doing since it's the first Deuce they've done. They want to get it right with my truck first before offering alignments on other trucks. Just the alignment without the shims is about $140. Shims are about $125 depending upon how much or how little degree needs to be compensated for. I know it seems pricey, but they stand behind their work 100%. Needless to say, any other trucks coming through my business will get an alignment from them! Plus, driving her home this morning I can tell a major difference in how she drives and corners. She used to kind of balk at truning. But now she's turning without any hesitation. She accelerates a little quicker too since she's not fighting the tires anymore. I can't wait to get the old Ford six hole rims and some low friction highway tread on her to see how she runs!
 

Loose Deuce

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Glad to hear you got her smoothed out. I did frontend work and alignments for 12 years,but never on aything over a 1 ton. From what I discovered most of your steering problems and tire wear useally are caused by the toe in or toe out. A 1/4 to 11/16 degree positive camber is useally normal. When you are not sure what to set the toe and camber on, a good rule is to set everything on zero, till fine adjustments are done. If all the frontend parts have no slack, wheel bearrings too. I have set the toe in the field with a tape measure. I need to do a check on my Deuce, frontend shimmys. <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_thumzup.gif" alt="Thumb Up">
 
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