[AT] Now Trucks pulling tractors

[Louis]

I think you are talking about two wheel drive trucks.  When the truck is
loaded my camber doesn't change, it is a 2000 F250 with a straight axle.
I had a 86 Bronco, with that goofy independent suspension that Ford had
for a while.  Yes the camber changed when weight was applied to the
front end.  I didn't care much for that.  

Lou

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In a message dated 1/24/2005 7:30:08 PM Central Standard Time,  
louis at kellnet.com writes:

I am not  sure what you meant about not sure which way the front end is
going.   Can you clarify?



The Ford front end still uses a kingpin style of steering spindle.
Even the 
4 wheel drives with leaf springs  The Chevy 2wd    coil spring front end
has 
a 4 bar linkage that keeps the wheel camber relatively  the same no
matter 
what load you put on it.  A Ford on the other hand  changes the wheel
camber as 
the wheel travels up and down in an arc with the  center of the pivot
point 
where the axle pivot bushing is..  These bushings  are also mounted in
rubber and 
cause a lot of trravel under load.  
 
That said, I have 4 Power strokes I drive.  2 are 95 2wd 350's  one 4.10
rear 
and one 3.73.  They both have been across the US several  times loaded
and 
unloaded.  the 4.10 rear gets 9mpg and the 3.73 gets  14.   The others
are a 02 
4wd 250 that will pull more than the 03 450  4wd with the 6.2
powerstroke.  
The 250 has 14000 lb springs front and rear  and weighs 10,000 at the
curb.  I 
have not found anything that will hold  the road or ride as well as it
does.   
I would get rid of the 450 in a  heartbeat..  It is probably the most 
efficient method of turning good  diesel fuel into noise that I have
ever seen...  
Gutless as it can  be...
 
Cecil in OKla
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