Does 88 f 150 need 4 wheel alignment?

Answer 1

Only true 4 wheel alignment checks the important dimensions and accurately pinpoints the adjustments which should be made, depending upon specific vehicle design. Thrust Axis...

The four wheel thrust line of a vehicle (or thrust axis as it is also known) is the direction/position that the vehicle is in when being driven on the road. The rear wheels directly follow the front wheels. Ideally the thrust line of the vehicle should be exactly the same as the centre line of the vehicle. The centre line is the imaginary line between the centre of the front axle and the centre of the rear axle. When measured the thrust line should equal zero degrees. Before having your vehicle aligned you should ask the following questions: # Does the equipment allow for any road wheel run-out?

It is common for road wheels to have up to a 3mm 'buckle' in the wheel. Therefore if the equipment is not able to compensate for such run-out the reading obtained can have up to 6mm of inaccuracy in-built and in certain instances far more (many high performance vehicles have a total tolerance of no more than I .5mm). # Does the equipment identify each wheel in relation to the centre line of the vehicle or does it just give the total toe in or toe out?

If it does not address each wheel, you could have the situation where a 'correct" reading is obtained but the wheels are actually pointing any where other than where they should be e.g. one wheel having excessive toe-in and the other excessive toe-out (eyesight alone not being sufficient for the accuracy of measurement required). # Do you provide a printed report detailing what was found before and after adjustment?

If you are not provided with this, how can you be sure of the cause of your problems, and whether or not they they have been recognised and fixed? Furthermore you will have no permanent record of what settings are on your vehicle. # Does your equipment check all the road wheels?

If the equipment does not- you are wasting your time and your money. ACCURATE 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT WILL GIVE YOU MAXIMUM TYRE LIFE AND MAXIMUM SAFETY! OUR BESSPARTH COMPUTERIZED 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM PROVIDES THE ACCCURATE DIAGNOSIS, BACKED BY A FULL PRINTED REPORT. OUR FULLY TRAINED TECHNICIAN CAN THEN MAKE ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY.