Won't go straight

tonycrd · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:47 am

I'm with TJKJ, have them change the toe in.

Try a tire rotation.

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:17 am

can't do a tire rotation because it will mess up my method that I have...
I rotate and balance every 6k and check the alignment and balance every 3k... I know it might be overkill, but let's see everybody get the mileage I did out of my bfg at/ko's = 60,000 miles

calamaridog · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:40 am

riptricket wrote:

it just pulls to the right.

Ours pulled to the right from the factory :roll:

Don't they all?

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:43 am

yeah, but not like this believe me!

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:11 am

riptricket wrote:

can't do a tire rotation because it will mess up my method that I have...
I rotate and balance every 6k and check the alignment and balance every 3k... I know it might be overkill, but let's see everybody get the mileage I did out of my bfg at/ko's = 60,000 miles

That's really pretty pathetic for BFG ATs on a small, light vehicle with such a rigorous alignment and rotation regimen. 75-80k is what ThunderbirdJunkie would expect.

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:13 am

well considering all the tire places said that 45-50 would be amazing, I felt pretty good...
:evil:

and I could have gone longer, but I didn't want to see the belts!!!!!!!!!

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:24 am

45-50k is the norm for 235/85s or 265/75s on a 3/4 or 1 ton work truck...plus they don't have a mileage warranty.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:01 am

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

45-50k is the norm for 235/85s or 265/75s on a 3/4 or 1 ton work truck...plus they don't have a mileage warranty.

Don't know where you get your BFG's but when I ran them(long ago) they barely could last 10miles,I'm not joking either I couldn't get one to last more then 10miles before it ripped a sidewall.

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:27 pm

These are all on pavement pounder work trucks, Troy

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:53 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

These are all on pavement pounder work trucks, Troy

This was on a '84 CUCV Blazer(31x10.50x15's) that only saw soupy mud,no rocks,no tree branches or roots either just soupy mud(towed on trailer to the mud drag races).Same result with the BFG MT's,scrapped them and went with TSL's and Bogger's and never had a issue.Went through 6 tires(4 AT's and 2 MT's) in less then 200 miles,all brand new.

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:55 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

riptricket wrote:

It is not tire pull because they did swap the fronts to see and it still pulled to the right.
It is not tire pressure because I am really anal about that and I check it just about every morning before I go somewhere.

Have them adjust the left front with .5 degrees more negative caster then the front right and see how it drives.

tjkj i have not tried this yet, do you think that i should???

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:56 pm

riptricket wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

riptricket wrote:

It is not tire pull because they did swap the fronts to see and it still pulled to the right.
It is not tire pressure because I am really anal about that and I check it just about every morning before I go somewhere.

Have them adjust the left front with .5 degrees more negative caster then the front right and see how it drives.

tjkj i have not tried this yet, do you think that i should???

You can but have you tried a known good set of tires 1st?

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:08 am

tjkj2002 wrote:

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

These are all on pavement pounder work trucks, Troy

This was on a '84 CUCV Blazer(31x10.50x15's) that only saw soupy mud,no rocks,no tree branches or roots either just soupy mud(towed on trailer to the mud drag races).Same result with the BFG MT's,scrapped them and went with TSL's and Bogger's and never had a issue.Went through 6 tires(4 AT's and 2 MT's) in less then 200 miles,all brand new.

Yeah, but i'm talking about trucks that are strictly pavement pounders...as in they MIGHT see a gravel driveway

tan's2002kjlimited · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:15 am

riptricket wrote:

I rotate and balance every 6k and check the alignment and balance every 3k...

Hope you have a lifetime alignment/balance deal.
I rotate every 3K, and a FEA every 10K.

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