I just replaced all four ball joints also replaced the pitman arm. Took the truck to a tire shop for alignment and tires. They found the left wheel was towed in slightly and that was all. They set the tow to 0&quot;. Caster and camber were good (so they said). I had them put Cooper Discoverer HT 10 ply tires on. Now the truck wants to wander some. I was wondering if maybe the tires should be towed in about a 1/16&quot; to 1/8&quot;. Seems like that was the numbers that were used before. Will that help? I also adjusted the overcenter screw on the sector and that helped some. Any other ideas?<br>Tom

 

A little toe sure helps. Try turning the adjustment on the left<br>1/8th of a turn this will help.Look at the threads too make sure which way is shorter.<br> Danny

 

Thanks Danny<br>I think you just confirmed my idea I hope!!

 

did it help?

 

I haven't had the chance to do anything yet.......... Weekend rain, daughters' choir concert, work I'll post the results when I can...............<br>Tom

 

10-4, my 1996 3500 4x4 does this too after I had it aligned.

 

I added a slight amount of tow in and it did help. I turned the adjuster on the drivers side about 3/4 of a turn. The reason that I did the side I did was that was the side that &quot;needed&quot; adjusting sio I figured it wouldd be the easiest to turn. It sure is nice to have the frontend as tight as it is and drive nice.<br>Tom

 

1/8&quot; toe-in is probably good. Mine wandered like that when I first got it, had the caster adjusted to get rid of it.<br>

 

Can someone please explain how to adjust the toe using the adjusters. To turn the adjusters do you need to remove the drag link or tie rod ball joints from the pitman arm and or outer knuckle? I see adjusters on my drag link as well as adjusters on my tie rod. I have an 02 2500 4x4.<br><br>Thanks!

 

The tie rod from the pitman arm is used to adjust the center of the steering worm gear so that the truck is rolling straight when the worm is centered. To adjust toe-in without affecting anything else, the rod end at each knuckle must be adjusted equally to retain this center. If your steering wheel is straight and has never been removed, there should be no need to adjust the tie rod from the pitman arm. The easiest way to do it is to decide how much you want to adjust, then jack up the front end and make the adjustment. I have used a tape measure toe-in in the past with good success. You can also get inexpensive measuring tools to do it, or use string lines from front to rear, but it is a pain to keep them in place while you work.

 

Try two straight edges like two yard sticks or similar. Lay under truck and place stick ends on rim edges at rear of wheels and make a mark where one stick overlaps the other. Now do the same at the front of the wheels. The difference between the marks is the toe-in. Does that help?