Before I cranked my torsion bars up, I had the same problem as you...
incorrect caster, tires wearing. I'm pretty sure nobody had messed
with them before me, they were stock height., but basically I needed
an alignment. I never had one done - I got lucky, because when I
cranked my bars up, the caster corrected itself and now I have little
or no uneven tire wear.
Caster, btw, is the "wheel slant" that you're talking about, just to
clarify. It's too early in the morning for me to remember whether your
caster increases or decreases (which way they slant) when you crank
the bars. After the morning cobwebs clear, think about the upper vs
lower control arm lengths and what would happen when you pivot the LCA
at the torsion bar mount.
Don in CT
89 Dakota Convertible 318 NV3500 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
pbase.com/radon220/mopars
On 5/24/07, Jamie Calder <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
> "you got it right" Is that in reference to having it aligned? How about
> the other stuff (top of wheels slant out when the bars cranked down, outer
> edges wear out faster...)?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> thebearcentral@cox.net
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 11:11 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Different Question Regarding Torsion Bars
>
>
> In article <004701c79d90$d8f11c40$0402a8c0@dell>, jcalder3@cfl.rr.com
> ("Jamie
> Calder") writes:
> you got it right you need to have it alined. and you may need to change the
> control arms if you want it that low
>
> Chris
>
>
> >
> > When a truck is lifted by cranking the bars, does it cause the top of
> > the wheels to slant in (until an alignment is done)? My 96' is a Mark
> > III 4X4 and it seems as they lowered it to the height of a 2wd. The
> > top of the wheels slant out and very noticeable when turned to one
> > side. They also wear out on the outer edges much faster then the rest
> > of the tire. Extreme squealing and skidding when doing sharp turns.
> > Does this sound like the bars were cranked down or is this normal for a
> 4X4?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > James
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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