Hello All,
I had the famous wandering down the road in the F250, lived with it for about 25K miles.....finally took it in to get fixed before we put our new tires and rims on....all assumed it was the gear box. Had a new gear box installed and aligned. It drove like a new truck. For about a week. The minute we put the new tires and rims on, it was all over the road again. The tires were MasterCraft tires 265/75/16 Load E, and ford OEM aluminum rims. Took the truck back to the shop, and know one knows what to think. I find it hard to believe changing the tires could change what they just fixed. They say all the usual suspects are fine. They are leaning toward the ball joints, but can not see any evidence of them binding, but they are thinking that's what the issue is. For me its not that simple. After the fix and before the tires, truck had no center dead spot, all was tight. Now, you could hold the wheel straight and the truck would wander in either direction. Once you try to correct, it ping pongs back and forth. Any input would be great as I am just disgusted with the whole situation.
I had the famous wandering down the road in the F250, lived with it for about 25K miles.....finally took it in to get fixed before we put our new tires and rims on....all assumed it was the gear box. Had a new gear box installed and aligned. It drove like a new truck. For about a week. The minute we put the new tires and rims on, it was all over the road again. The tires were MasterCraft tires 265/75/16 Load E, and ford OEM aluminum rims. Took the truck back to the shop, and know one knows what to think. I find it hard to believe changing the tires could change what they just fixed. They say all the usual suspects are fine. They are leaning toward the ball joints, but can not see any evidence of them binding, but they are thinking that's what the issue is. For me its not that simple. After the fix and before the tires, truck had no center dead spot, all was tight. Now, you could hold the wheel straight and the truck would wander in either direction. Once you try to correct, it ping pongs back and forth. Any input would be great as I am just disgusted with the whole situation.