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AJTorris
June 18th, 2009, 00:06
Its on my dodge ram i just realized that my front tires are /----\. I am not sure how to fix this. someone was telling me that they make ball joints that can fix this. Lets just say i wasnt easy on my truck and hung out with some prerunner guys. So now i am getting all of the abuse i did to my truck taken care of. This is the last thing i have to do. What do you guys think i could do to fix this?
-96JeepSpeed-
June 18th, 2009, 00:45
Might be Bent inner "C"s. Take it to a alingment shop, then stop jumping your truck.
1990JEEPXJ
June 18th, 2009, 00:54
what he said, either a bent axle housing, bent inner C's, or simply worn/busted ball joints. take it to a shop.
AJTorris
June 18th, 2009, 01:59
ya like i said i wasnt too nice to it before but i have my dedicated toy/xj now so it no longer is gonna get the abuse. i also dont talk to any of my old friends anymore. I have spent a lot of money fixing the stuff i have messed up so i have learned my lesson the hard way.
Jump This
June 18th, 2009, 06:52
Would an alignment shop be able to fix bent inner C's?
JohnX
June 18th, 2009, 07:10
Would an alignment shop be able to fix bent inner C's?

Doubt it.

I would take it to a frame shop. I would recommend State Frame in Ontario.

But if the housing is bent, or the C's a re tweaked....its gonna be cheaper to find a used front end.
ChiXJeff
June 18th, 2009, 07:22
Most likely, not. But it's rather important to know where and what the problem is before starting to figure out what the solution is.

What model Ram? The reason I ask is that bent D60s under CTDs aren't exactly unheard of.
AJTorris
June 18th, 2009, 09:41
its a 97 Dodge Ram 1500.
xjjeeper19
June 18th, 2009, 09:52
check the hub bearings.
AJTorris
June 18th, 2009, 10:35
im uploading some pics right now to my photobucket so i can post them on here to show you guys how it looks. I checked the hubs not to long ago and there good.
AJTorris
June 18th, 2009, 10:52
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/DSCF2022.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/DSCF2025-1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/DSCF2023.jpg
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-96JeepSpeed-
June 18th, 2009, 11:44
Would an alignment shop be able to fix bent inner C's?
They just heat them up then use a long extetion and bend them like that.