Do I need a 2 wheel, or 4 wheel thrust alignment for my 93 XLT 2x4 ?

 

2. cant really align a solid axle...

 

Thats what I thought, but everywhere I go to get estimate, they say its a "truck", and even though its not 4 wheel drive, they insist on the very expensive 4 wheel thrust alignment.

Yeah I know they have all the fancy equipment and such, but am thinking of trying to find a small shop that does alignments for two wheels, and at a cost thats not overly expensive.

 

its always nice to help out small business too

 

When i got my truck aligned, they measure all four wheels before and after and print it out on a nice diagram. I noticed that my rears were off .1degrees on some measurement after than before. WTF?

 

On a solid rear axle they do a thrust angle alignment referencing the rear wheels. Rear has no adjustment unless the axle is really mounted off. A friend had a Plymouth that the rear axle was so far off it completely ate a set of tires in 5,000 miles. The dealership finally sent the car to a independent shop and they found the rear axle was mounted crooked. That was fixed and the car was fine.

 

when i had mine aligned last week they (Tire Barn) did it for 39.99 for my 2 wheel

 

So should I go for the computerized/high tech 4 wheel thrust alignment then?

Just for reference, my Firestone Firehawk tires have almost 27k miles on them, and very even wear (I do rotate often though)

 

That's wack.

My alignments are all the same price.

2 wheel, or 4 wheel.

 

2wd and 4wd make no difference in aligning the wheels.

 

Thrust angle is the only way I would have an alignment done if the rears are not adjustable.

 

you dont need a 4 wheel alignment. thats just bs to get your money.