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Dec 02, 2014Explorer
John - The technician painted everything up pretty thick making it impossible to see where the hanger was originally mounted. He told the service manager, "it appeared whomever welded the frame measured from the edge of the spring hanger, not the hole center". This leads me to assume the spring hanger needed to be moved closer to the front.
The first tire to wear, the door side rear, was wearing on the outside edge.
I'm also concerned about alignment. Do you think it possible the wear on the front axle tires came from fighting with a rear axle that wasn't aligned with the front?
I do need to have the alignment checked. Some of what you are saying is starting to sink in. On Saturday I was on my back, in the snow, measuring the distances between the middle spring hanger and the rear hangers. I should have been measuring the distance between front spring hanger and the rear spring hanger.
Thanks again, John. You are the resident running gear expert!
The first tire to wear, the door side rear, was wearing on the outside edge.
I'm also concerned about alignment. Do you think it possible the wear on the front axle tires came from fighting with a rear axle that wasn't aligned with the front?
I do need to have the alignment checked. Some of what you are saying is starting to sink in. On Saturday I was on my back, in the snow, measuring the distances between the middle spring hanger and the rear hangers. I should have been measuring the distance between front spring hanger and the rear spring hanger.
Thanks again, John. You are the resident running gear expert!
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