I have a 99 2500 with a CTD. For about the last year my truck has had a slight pull to the right. Had a local dealership line it up with no change. A couple of months ago it started pulling harder than usual. Found a bad tie rod end connecting to bottom of pitman arm so i replaced and had it aligned again at Les Schwabs. Got a little better but lately its is starting to pull harder and it is making the truck pest to drive. Its not the kind of pull that will yank you into the ditch but its difinently not the crown of the road doing it. Its got new pads, rotors and calipers. Bearings feel good. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Its sucks fixing this stuff all day at work and having this kind of trouble with your own rig.

 

Also there is no difference after the tires are rotated.

 

sounds like a caster problem, lower control arm on the rt side turn the bolt to make it longer,, that will push the front axle forward on the rt front thus will correct the minor pull (as long as the toe is in spec) sound like the lt front axle is forward and rt side is back which will make it pull to the shorter side

 

Check the insides of your rear rims for the spacer that should be in the front.

Dodge had a problem in 99 with pulling to the right, so they added a spacer as a stopgap.
Often it sticks to the rim and gets rotated along with the tires.


phox

 

How much do you turn the bolt to notice a difference--from one mark to the next mark or 1/2 mark ?

 

adjust your rears first. u may have shoes on the rear right that are too tight...costs u nothing...inspect ur tire pressure as well...costs nothing.....check under the truckfor a slightly work trackbar last

 

Collapsing brake line? I had a bad brake line when I had first bought my last truck. Hit the brakes hard enough though, and it was enough to drag you into a ditch and out the other side.

 

I'd measure from the rear hub to the front hub on each side before messing with the caster. My truck always drifts to the left and I just assume its the road grade. THe crown up here in the PNW can be more than 6" on some two laners. That is quite a bit and can really cause your truck to head to the right.