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Farked up alignment... fixed! Pics as promised..
Okay, over the last couple weeks I've noticed a slow but steady change in how my Bronco handles. Steering response and curve holding ability increased sharply over the course of the first week, then has steadily dropped off. Now I'm hearing tires chirp and moan when I round corners.
Now, over the last 9 days, I've watched as the camber of the front tires become more and more in the negative (tilted inwards for those unenlightened ones). Now the thing is, it only looks horrible after I back the truck in to the spot. When moving forward, I can stop and look, and the camber appears to be slightly positive, but will eventually settle into a slightly negative state. There is no free play in the steering or suspension at all. WTF is up with this? Am I just imagining this?
Today, it looked so horrible I made a trip to the only alignment place I know does good, reliable work, from past experiences, and the fact that the Florida Highway Patrol sends all the cars from the three surrounding troops there. They quoted me a price of around $115.00 to fix the issue. He referenced a bushing of some kind that adjusts the camber needed to be replaced. He described it as a different style bushing (different shape) than stock, and it would fix the camber issue, and make for easier alignments in the future.
Okay, I completely trust the shop, but I figured since you all are online wasting time reading posts instead of out making me money :imp I'd post my crap here and see what yall think. It does seem like a cure all solution..and I know that cure alls usually dont cure all for long.
Heres some pix of what I'm talking about. These were taken after moving about 10 feet through the parking lot in reverse.
Front
Right Front
Left Front
Heh..I'm glad I waited to have that alignment after that busted rod end in Mudtoberfest. Else this would be wallet upchuck #2.
Cheers.
Okay, over the last couple weeks I've noticed a slow but steady change in how my Bronco handles. Steering response and curve holding ability increased sharply over the course of the first week, then has steadily dropped off. Now I'm hearing tires chirp and moan when I round corners.
Now, over the last 9 days, I've watched as the camber of the front tires become more and more in the negative (tilted inwards for those unenlightened ones). Now the thing is, it only looks horrible after I back the truck in to the spot. When moving forward, I can stop and look, and the camber appears to be slightly positive, but will eventually settle into a slightly negative state. There is no free play in the steering or suspension at all. WTF is up with this? Am I just imagining this?
Today, it looked so horrible I made a trip to the only alignment place I know does good, reliable work, from past experiences, and the fact that the Florida Highway Patrol sends all the cars from the three surrounding troops there. They quoted me a price of around $115.00 to fix the issue. He referenced a bushing of some kind that adjusts the camber needed to be replaced. He described it as a different style bushing (different shape) than stock, and it would fix the camber issue, and make for easier alignments in the future.
Okay, I completely trust the shop, but I figured since you all are online wasting time reading posts instead of out making me money :imp I'd post my crap here and see what yall think. It does seem like a cure all solution..and I know that cure alls usually dont cure all for long.
Heres some pix of what I'm talking about. These were taken after moving about 10 feet through the parking lot in reverse.
Front
Right Front
Left Front
Heh..I'm glad I waited to have that alignment after that busted rod end in Mudtoberfest. Else this would be wallet upchuck #2.
Cheers.