outside edges of both front tires were wear but car drove fine/had the front align and now its whats to wander does' t pull its drives fine but it just whats to wander camber is -0.1 both left and right /  caster  is 3.1 both left and right cross caster 3.1 left and 3.2 / right toe in is .02 left and .01 right  My ford book calls for 1/2 to 1 1/2 degrees  caster and 1/4 to 1 1/4 degrees camber/ tires are 205x75R15 can some one tell me what the front end shop did wrong All front parts are in good shape

Jim..........You need more positive camber.The way it's set now will cause a lot of wander.A little more toe-in would be OK too.That is plenty of caster.Does it come back to center really quickly?Radials do require a little more caster than the factory settings due to the fact that they have so much less rolling resistance than bias plies.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

PWH is right on. Been there.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

Been there too with my pick-up.  Page 268 of the '55 Car shop manual has a trouble shooting guide that lists 16 possible causes of "wander" in probable order of occurrence.  #1 is tight spindle bearings.  Camber low is #3.  # 2 is tire pressure.

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia

What's your tire pressure?  radials should be around 32 to 35 PSI.  I have been told toe-in on radials should be Zero


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

33 psi  r/t in .02 l/t .01