Alignment done on my ranger

[Lyman]

I was getting a little tire wear and figured my alignment might be a little off. We have a ton of pot holes around my work. It was off alright. I don't have the numbers but the tech had it dialed in pretty quick. When he was done I could see the screen had everything right in the middle of the green zones. He also did a very comprehensive inspection on the front end. Said everything looked great. Said it was hard to believe he was looking at a 15 year old truck. Truck drives a little better too. Im very happy with the outcome. I do all my own work normally but do have to farm out an alignment.

 

[simple_gifts]

My 2300 was out of alignment @ 40-50K; i roasted a set of tires (they were horrible Conti somethings so not much lost) because I never bothered to look @ them.

My impression was front end was the weak area of these vehicles, no?

 

[Lyman]

I torture mine pretty good. Never heard of the front of these being a weak area.

 

[larryinnewyork]

I have a 2002 Ford Ranger.

Never a problem with 'front end' alignment.
I ended up getting 105,393 miles on the original tires.

99,591 miles, I took it in to have the alignment checked (out of curiosity).
Everything looked good.

99,654 miles, I changed the outer tie rods - Had alignment done.
105,393 miles, Bought new tires. Had alignment checked. Off alittle.
108,644 miles, Had alignment checked (at end of 6 Month warranty). Off alittle.

Conclusion: Alignments are a waste of money, unless:
1) Front end parts were replaced
2) Tire wear is visually uneven

 

[Lyman]

The previous owner of my truck had done the ball joints right before I purchased it. Maybe no Alignment was done at that time. It was pretty far off when it first hit the rack.