I just put new tires, brakes, ball joints and such on my 83. After I finished I noticed the front drivers side tires sticks out about an inch more than the passengers side. It was the same before I did any repairs, though, just wondering what would be the cause of it.
Nothing appears to be visibly bent framewise or bodywise.
Anyone ever had this problem?
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1983 Ford F250HD XLT 4x4, 6.9L, C6, 9k on complete rebuild, ATS 085 series turbo, 2.25 turbo feed (came with 1.875"-2"), 3" downpipe into 3" exhaust, ARP studs, ultralite pyro and boost gauges, 245x70x16 Grabber AT2's, 8' fisher quickswitch plow, no rust, new silver pearl paint, tinted windows, pioneer cd sound system.
1979 Ford F150 4x4, 460 4bbl, 4spd, shortbox, 4.5" lift, Ford Trac-Loc rear end, Trac-Loc 44 front, 33x12.50x15 BFG KO's on factory steels, 7.5' fisher quickswitch plow, 1979 ford metallic green paint (new), pioneer cd sound system, tinted windows.
weird, different thickness of tire?...running 265s on one side and 235s on the other? is it the entire thing? maybe a different rotor was used in the past....is the camber messed up or is it just as if the driver side wheel has a spacer on it?
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1985 F-350 Diesel 6.9 4x4 Reg Cab SRW c-6 automatic connected to a borg-werner 1345 TC, 4:10 posi d-50 front and sterling 10.25 rear, TTB, A/C, new springs, shocks, starter, 450amp alternator new floors rockers wheel wells, doors, hood, fenders & black paint
Given that you have a "HD" I believe it has the solid axle rather than the TTB. Which means it has a front track bar that locates the front axle side-to-side. If you had everything jacked up and the axle hanging down, it might take a little time for the springs to re-settle and the axle to shift back over.
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1985 International rollback, 6.9L 5 speed "Li'l Big Truck"
I checked the VIN and it says its an HD, but it doesn't have the solid front axle. It has the 3850 lb independent, which I assume is the TTB your talking about. It has the two arms going to the center of the crossmember and one bolts in front of the other....right?
I'm wondering if the bushings at that connection are worn out.
Have to take that apart and see, I'm getting new front shackles and leaf springs very soon, will check them at that time.
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1983 Ford F250HD XLT 4x4, 6.9L, C6, 9k on complete rebuild, ATS 085 series turbo, 2.25 turbo feed (came with 1.875"-2"), 3" downpipe into 3" exhaust, ARP studs, ultralite pyro and boost gauges, 245x70x16 Grabber AT2's, 8' fisher quickswitch plow, no rust, new silver pearl paint, tinted windows, pioneer cd sound system.
1979 Ford F150 4x4, 460 4bbl, 4spd, shortbox, 4.5" lift, Ford Trac-Loc rear end, Trac-Loc 44 front, 33x12.50x15 BFG KO's on factory steels, 7.5' fisher quickswitch plow, 1979 ford metallic green paint (new), pioneer cd sound system, tinted windows.
'83-(I believe)'85 F250HD's and F350's had the TTB with a Dana 50. Basicly a 44 w/ 60 outers. I would look to see if the pivot bushing is worn out and/or if the spring centering pin is not in the hole.
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I just changed my shock lower bkt this afternoon and had the drivers side ubolts and saddles out and the alignment pins are in good shape.
I've got to take some frame to wheel measurements and see if it is the cab/nose and not a suspension issue at all.
Thanks for the info.
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1983 Ford F250HD XLT 4x4, 6.9L, C6, 9k on complete rebuild, ATS 085 series turbo, 2.25 turbo feed (came with 1.875"-2"), 3" downpipe into 3" exhaust, ARP studs, ultralite pyro and boost gauges, 245x70x16 Grabber AT2's, 8' fisher quickswitch plow, no rust, new silver pearl paint, tinted windows, pioneer cd sound system.
1979 Ford F150 4x4, 460 4bbl, 4spd, shortbox, 4.5" lift, Ford Trac-Loc rear end, Trac-Loc 44 front, 33x12.50x15 BFG KO's on factory steels, 7.5' fisher quickswitch plow, 1979 ford metallic green paint (new), pioneer cd sound system, tinted windows.
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