Alignment issue after New tires

[bchap05]

I have a 2017 with 14k miles. First I added Bils at 2.8 and had the truck aligned. This was with stock tires and it was fine and drove straight.

I added a 1.5 inch body lift and 325/65/18's with Duratracs, and an alignment. Truck felt like it was pulling left pretty much immediately after leaving the shop. So I took it back a few weeks later and they were like yeah its not in alignment so they redid the alignment.

Truck is still pulling left after the shop redid the alignment. Which would make it the 2nd time that apparently it hasn't held. Seems to get much worse at speed, I hardly notice it in town most of the time but at 50+mph its extremely annoying. I can watch the steering wheel actually move to the left everytime if I let go of it, or feel it if move to the left if I don't hold it in place.

The shop didn't say anything about the upper ball joints or anything having wear. I didn't change UCA's when I did the bils and the bils probably have 7k or so on them.

So does the shop suck at aligning? Try a different shop? Something with the tires? Other ideas?

 

[WilliamS]

With my bilsteins my alignment was never right till we put it on the rack and left the tire on the ground. The alignment when done proper per the machine steps the machine said perfect and pulled hard right. When we left the weight on the ground, we still used the machine to get it straight and its been perfect since.

The bilsteins throw the geometry off so what the machine expects in terms of drop isnt well compensated with the bilsteins.

 

[bchap05]

Sounds like I should have it looked at again. I already paid for the alignment and it has a 6 month warranty so they will redo it for a 3rd time for free, but I'm half half tempted to just talk to a different place and have them do it. Rather just get it straight rather than wasting time dropping it off all the time.

 

[JB1]

Call a local offroad shop and ask who does their alignments

 

[McBroom]

I have a 2017 with 14k miles. First I added Bils at 2.8 and had the truck aligned. This was with stock tires and it was fine and drove straight.

I added a 1.5 inch body lift and 325/65/18's with Duratracs, and an alignment. Truck felt like it was pulling left pretty much immediately after leaving the shop. So I took it back a few weeks later and they were like yeah its not in alignment so they redid the alignment.

Truck is still pulling left after the shop redid the alignment. Which would make it the 2nd time that apparently it hasn't held. Seems to get much worse at speed, I hardly notice it in town most of the time but at 50+mph its extremely annoying. I can watch the steering wheel actually move to the left everytime if I let go of it, or feel it if move to the left if I don't hold it in place.

The shop didn't say anything about the upper ball joints or anything having wear. I didn't change UCA's when I did the bils and the bils probably have 7k or so on them.

So does the shop suck at aligning? Try a different shop? Something with the tires? Other ideas?

Check the lug nuts,tie rod adjustment sleeves, tires(one on backwards?),


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