Wheel alignment

Tiny
4GOARS
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  • 1999 FORD RANGER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
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Steering wheel not lined up with tires and tire are squatted out bad not driveable
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 AT 12:48 AM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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Suspect a separated ball joint but that will only affect one wheel. Here are the specs

Caster - 0° Frame Angle [1]
Left Hand. 4.0° ± 1.0°
Right Hand. 4.4° ± 1.0°
Total/split. -0.4° ± 0.7°

Camber
Left Hand. -0.5° ± 0.7°
Right Hand. -0.5° ± 0.7°
Total/split. 0.0° ± 0.7°

Total Toe @ Curb Ride Height [2]. 0.06° ± 0.25°

Wheel Track. 30.6 mm (1.22 inch)

Dogtracking - Max. (Centerline Of Front
Tires Compared To Centerline Of Rear Tires). 30 mm (1.2 inch)

Clear Vision (Negative Value Is Counterclockwise). 2.4° ± 3.0°

Ride Height
Front
Original Parts. 102 mm (4.08 inch) ± 15 mm (0.6 inch)
Replacement Parts. 102 mm (4.08 inch) ± 15 mm (0.6 inch)
Rear. 178-227 mm (7.12-9.08 inch)

Vehicle Lean (Side-to-Side Height Differences)
Front Wheel Opening. 16 mm (0.64 inch)
Rear Wheel Opening. 20 mm (0.8 inch)

[1] If vehicle is higher in the rear, add the frame angle to the measured caster. If vehicle if lower in the rear, subtract the frame angle from the measured caster. Compare the total to the specification.
[2] Positive value is toe-in, negative value is toe-out.
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011 AT 1:05 AM
Tiny
JOEARLEDGE
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  • 1997 FORD RANGER
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 170 MILES
How do I adjust the camber on my 1997 2wd ford ranger?
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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 AT 5:03 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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The camber adjuster is built into the top ball joint, any adjustment must be made on an alignment machine as the settings are far to fine for the eye to see.
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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 AT 5:03 PM (Merged)
Tiny
LITTLEVERN
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  • 1983 FORD RANGER
Steering problem
1983 Ford Ranger 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

my tires r wearing out really bad on the inside. My son replaced the tie rod ends & ball joints which has made tis problem. They did'nt wear like this b 4 it seems like the top of the wheel is toed in & the bottom out how do I fix this my self
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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 AT 5:03 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Hi there,

You will need to get a wheel alignment done, this is not possible to do this by eye.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 AT 5:03 PM (Merged)

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