Help! Another alignment problem!

knightram · 02-10-2008, 04:00 PM

So.... I got the 35x12.50 20 Cooper STTs on Sat. Felt a little wallowy?? coming back from the tire place. So I checked the air pressure. They only put 50lbs in all of them so I went up to 60lbs in the fronts and the wallowing is almost gone. But the steering wheel is off about 10 degrees to the right from center. Otherwise it tracks true. So I took it in to Firestone (got the lifetime alignment about a year ago) and they call me and say that they can't do an alignment because the rim guard on the tire is too tight. They said they can't get the alignment heads between the tire and the rim. But my Toyo OC MTs had the same guard and they had trouble but never failed to get them in. They also said that they can't center the steering wheel without the alignment heads????? I have to drive about 300 miles next weekend.

Any suggestions? I know I can center the wheel myself, but I don't know the process and I haven't looked at it.

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Robb,
'06 2500 Quad Cab TRX-4 Black, Tuff Country leveling kit and Dual Steering Stabilizer, 35x12.50 20 Cooper Discoverer STTs on Ultra Makos, Banks Monster exhaust.

knightram · 02-10-2008, 04:01 PM

The Toyos allways pulled to the right. The Coopers don't seem to have that problem, thankfully.

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Robb,
'06 2500 Quad Cab TRX-4 Black, Tuff Country leveling kit and Dual Steering Stabilizer, 35x12.50 20 Cooper Discoverer STTs on Ultra Makos, Banks Monster exhaust.

knightram · 02-10-2008, 04:51 PM

Found the steering wheel info in another thread. Now for how to get an alignment done.

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Robb,
'06 2500 Quad Cab TRX-4 Black, Tuff Country leveling kit and Dual Steering Stabilizer, 35x12.50 20 Cooper Discoverer STTs on Ultra Makos, Banks Monster exhaust.

JsRam · 02-10-2008, 05:08 PM

just my 2 cents Find a good shop that does lifts and works on heavy duty's and they will be able to recommend a good alignment shop. I had two done in a year and both sucked, finally went to a place that knows what their doing the trucks great now.

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05' S.B.Q, Edge w/ Att., strt piped, BHAF, 6" lift

02-10-2008, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
knightram Cummins Fan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsview, AL 36871 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts knightram's Truck Pics	Help! Another alignment problem! So.... I got the 35x12.50 20 Cooper STTs on Sat. Felt a little wallowy?? coming back from the tire place. So I checked the air pressure. They only put 50lbs in all of them so I went up to 60lbs in the fronts and the wallowing is almost gone. But the steering wheel is off about 10 degrees to the right from center. Otherwise it tracks true. So I took it in to Firestone (got the lifetime alignment about a year ago) and they call me and say that they can't do an alignment because the rim guard on the tire is too tight. They said they can't get the alignment heads between the tire and the rim. But my Toyo OC MTs had the same guard and they had trouble but never failed to get them in. They also said that they can't center the steering wheel without the alignment heads????? I have to drive about 300 miles next weekend. Any suggestions? I know I can center the wheel myself, but I don't know the process and I haven't looked at it. __________________ Robb, '06 2500 Quad Cab TRX-4 Black, Tuff Country leveling kit and Dual Steering Stabilizer, 35x12.50 20 Cooper Discoverer STTs on Ultra Makos, Banks Monster exhaust.

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02-10-2008, 04:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
knightram Cummins Fan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsview, AL 36871 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts knightram's Truck Pics	The Toyos allways pulled to the right. The Coopers don't seem to have that problem, thankfully. __________________ Robb, '06 2500 Quad Cab TRX-4 Black, Tuff Country leveling kit and Dual Steering Stabilizer, 35x12.50 20 Cooper Discoverer STTs on Ultra Makos, Banks Monster exhaust.

02-10-2008, 04:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
knightram Cummins Fan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsview, AL 36871 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts knightram's Truck Pics	Found the steering wheel info in another thread. Now for how to get an alignment done. __________________ Robb, '06 2500 Quad Cab TRX-4 Black, Tuff Country leveling kit and Dual Steering Stabilizer, 35x12.50 20 Cooper Discoverer STTs on Ultra Makos, Banks Monster exhaust.

02-10-2008, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
JsRam Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts JsRam's Truck Pics	just my 2 cents Find a good shop that does lifts and works on heavy duty's and they will be able to recommend a good alignment shop. I had two done in a year and both sucked, finally went to a place that knows what their doing the trucks great now. __________________ 05' S.B.Q, Edge w/ Att., strt piped, BHAF, 6" lift