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Old 12-21-2008, 11:09 AM   #5
71tahoe
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Re: wheel alignment when turning sharp

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Originally Posted by Brad View Post
It's not normal and you should have your alignment checked. Neither of my lowered trucks does this now. My '67 did it after I put a different front end on it, however the alignment shop fixed the camber and toe and cured it.
You probably have too much toe-in. Your front tires will be close to parallel except for the toe. When you turn imagine turning with the front wheels on 2 circles like a bullseye. If the inside wheel follows the arc of the smaller circle the outside wheel will be pointed a little to the inside of the bigger circle. (red circle in crude dwg) Any toe-in will make it "push" even more. It shouldn't be as bad as what you're describing though.
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