Truck pulling to the left

Hey All,

I recently got an alignment after I went to 33s with new wheels. My truck has been pulling to the left. In order to drive straight I need to hold my steering wheel to the right. I hope nothing is bent below. My stock skid is on its last leg, aftermarket one is in the mail.

can anyone recognize anything weird with my alignment ? I am going in again next week for the shop to check it out again.

 

Did it pull with the 33's before the alignment? Regardless take it back to the shop and tell them it's pulling to the left. Even though you monkeyed with the original suspension, never a good idea, it shouldn't pull one way or the other when driving.

 

Don’t remember it pulling before. Seems more common to pull to the right from what I have read so far.

Running SPC control arms.

 

@CrippledHo
Who do you use for alignments up there?

 

Swap the two front tires side to side. And drive it.

 

Big O and Independent specialists are the only places I go. Independent has a good group of guys

 

tried that earlier and it’s still pulling to the left.

 

I don't think your steering wheel was ever right to begin with.
The before caster and toe should have been causing a lead or pull to the right...but your steering wheel was straight. I find that weird.
It took quite a bit to get the passenger caster and toe to match the driver side.

I'm thinking you might of pooched a bushing or balljoint working toward your new skids. I don't think you bent or twisted any metal. Taken any hard hits on the passenger side?

Rear thrust could be an issue, but it's pretty typical of what's on these trucks.
I lucked out...all my alignments have shown a +.02 to +.03 thrust.

 

A lot of shops have trouble aligning those SPC control arms.

 

Truth.

Hmmm...
If he's got two different positions happening on the SPCs, that would explain the 1 degree difference in caster. Then if they added that caster back in at the LCA, the setback is fubar.

 

Thanks everyone, If the original shop cant get it correct I might give four wheel parts a shot since they are familiar with SPCs . I asked the tech and he told me he did not need to touch the upper control arms to get it into spec. I am guessing he just adjusted the lowers then to get the caster closer to 3. Hopefully this is the issue.

Will driving like this for a few hundred miles cause any issues for tire wear with this since camber / toe is looks fine?

 

Depending on how hard it's pulling, I'd be more concerned about driving it safely than tire damage. But yes, driving a vehicle with a bad alignment will always increase wear. Just how much depends on how far out the alignment is, the type of tire and how fast you drive.

 

Mine pulls to the left. Even after three alignments. I have a 2.5 inch lift in the front a 1 inch in the rear with 33 inch tires. First alignment pulled to the left 2nd alignment drove straight but bad tire wear third alignment pulled to the left again. Toyota alighted it every time. Last time they said if it does it again is the tires. I don’t get that.

 

Ya sure it ain't cutting right?

 

Which way is left.

 

update to the original post. Finally got into a 4x4 shop and one of my tire rods are bent. Going to attempt to install a new one and go for an alignment.

 

What are the results?

 

fixed the pulling for me. Regret not going to a 4x4 shop sooner for alignments. I think going to 33s might of made the pull a bit more noticeable.