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Expedition907 · Jun 1, 2014

last year, I hit a concrete sidewall turning left doing 15-20mph. ive done alignment a few times. when I put steering wheel in the middle, it pulls slightly to the right. all my tires are at 30PSI. it feels off balance on certain turns and feels off balance going straight. my next thought would be that I bent the control arm or one of my rods. just wondering if its fixable. 2004 Expedition

stamp11127 · Jun 1, 2014

Everything is fixable, it is just a matter of how deep your pockets are. A frame shop would give you the best data on what has changed from the factory specs.

mrford60 · Jun 1, 2014

you say you have done an alignment a few times. that should show either bent suspension parts or frame damage if you have done a 4 wheel alignment.

Expedition907 · Jun 1, 2014

crap...ill have to ask if they do frame fixes here in town...I live in a small town and it costs and arm and 2 legs for certain installments for parts. my expedition is my daily driver as well as country ride vehicle. its ok now, I was just wondering if it was fixable. thanks stamp

Expedition907 · Jun 1, 2014

mrford60 said:
you say you have done an alignment a few times. that should show either bent suspension parts or frame damage if you have done a 4 wheel alignment.

yeah, ive had 2 shops do alignment. one when I first got new tires and they told me I needed new struts. after that, ive bought eibach struts with a readylift lift kit, 3 front 2 back, the first shop did not do "lift kits" so I went to a different shop. after installing those at a different shop, they did an alignment. didn't tell me if anything was bent or not

Expedition907 · Jun 13, 2014

oh, it also could be just my tie rods...also looked that up

tonydiv · Jun 13, 2014

When they did the alignment, they should have given you a printout of the before specs and the after vs the factory recommendations. What does that printout say?

Also, check the door sticker for the recommended tire pressure. 30 psi is about 5 or 6 lbs too low.

ExpeditionAndy · Jun 14, 2014

When I bought my truck the wheel was turned to the right about an 1/8 turn. I made the deal conditional on them centering the wheel. They had to send it to a frame shop to center the wheel. The wound up re-positioning the sub-frame. After that, it tracks straight and true and the tires wear evenly.

Expedition907 · Jun 17, 2014

ExpeditionAndy said:
When I bought my truck the wheel was turned to the right about an 1/8 turn. I made the deal conditional on them centering the wheel. They had to send it to a frame shop to center the wheel. The wound up re-positioning the sub-frame. After that, it tracks straight and true and the tires wear evenly.

I don't think they have a frame shop here in Nome Alaska...there is Hard Core Auto Body, says full collision repair but not sure. I'll ask around see what is available

Expedition907 · Sep 23, 2014

everybody, it was not my frame. bent my driver side tie rod

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