Exactly!

"Crabbing", I believe, is the technical term...

 

Just a little more info none of my friends ever noticed my truck crabbing but no one was ever really looking for it so it was not real apparent appartently and another note my tires have wore like iron I'm at 72,000 on my stock Michelins and they have no wear issues and expect another 10,000 at least out of them.

 

All the lifted Chebys look like that around here.

 

do you notice it driving/handling any different since having the thrust angle corrected?

 

if your axle was not aligned-even a tad bit off- anybody following behind you would notice it- even if they were not "paying attention" you could not miss it! it the rear end of the truck would be tracking side ways!!. i agree- something fishy there.plus- you should of had some major tire wear, if the axle was not aligned.

 

would you definitely see uneven tire wear if your thrust angle was out of spec?

 

That's the newfangled term. Old hands call it by what it is, dog walking.

 

No, I can't say you'd see tire wear. Generally, you would get a pull to one side or the other, and it may be noticeable to other drivers following behind you, but I've aligned vehicles with a thrust angle of up to .3 degrees that showed no symptoms, and no complaints from the driver. If the thrust angle was something that happened suddenly, the main complaint would usually be a steering wheel that's no longer straight.

 

IMHO it was money well spent. Sounds like they earned it. I would not worry about it and enjoy driving your lined truck. JMO thoughl.

 

I've always called it bulldoggin. For me, the easiest way to line it up in the back, just look across the sidewall of the back tire, and line it up with the front sidewall.

 

It seem like the steering is easier to turn now and a little "crisper", free, or quicker for lack of a better term. Regardless I'm just glad everything is straight now.

 

[QUOTE. So far my "cheap" $330 leveling kit has cost me about a grand to get everything right. What a simple project this turned out to be![/QUOTE]

Like something like that has never happened to me (or anybody that has worked on cars/trucks). Can't wait to post the results of my "cheap, easy, quick, simple" front axle seal replacement!