i've noticed that my passager side wheel is about half an inch out more than the driver side. could this be an issue? i looked around to see if there was any damage that may be causing it but found nothing.i currently added 1.5" spacers up front but the drivers side i put (2) quarter inch spacers to make up the difference.


passenger side




drivers side

 

Could be the fenders not the tires.

 

also check that your alignment isnt out of whack... camber problems?

 

+1 alignment. The little spacers for adjusting camber are wedged between the frame mount and the upper control arm. They often fall out from abuse.

 

if the wheels came off another car, you could have mixed a front a rear wheel up. A buddy did that with his BMW. They looked identical except the rear offest was 10mm lower. He ran into the same thing that you are seeing now.

 

So, do you have a single 1.5" spacer on the passenger side and two 1/4" spacers on the driver side? If so, I'm seeing a 1 inch difference between between the sides. Two 1/4s equal a 1/2 (.25 + .25 = .50). Unless, I'm reading what you're saying wrong...

 

I've got the same problem with my '86.... My passenger side looks like it has negative camber and the drivers side looks flush.

After inspecting the upper control arms i noticed that the passenger side is shimmed and the drivers side is NOT!

Which would explain this phenomenon....But i still posted on my crown vic wheel post for validation:http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/wheels-tires-63/crown-vic-sport-meshies-14812/index2.html

I just need to bite the bullet and take it in for an alignment. I just hate other people working on my vehicles, grrr.

Here is a link to just the pics: ImageShack Album - 12 images

 

^ Your alignment is way off....

Adding shims add negative camber, removing shims take out negative camber..

I have a lifetime alignment from firestone. 2 trips make up the cost, and the rest is priceless.

 

I deffinately need an alignment that's for sure. My wheels right now face away from each other. @yoguyda I want your wheels man. Just the other day I was thinking about those wheels haha

 

If the shims aren't symmetrical it could very well be in proper alignment...if the frames tweaked or an arm bent

On other types of trucks, I've seen multiple cases of the body not being centered on the frame: measure the wheels distance from places on the frame and cross check left/right as well as the frame to the body. (that's in addition to the alignment tho)

 

Didn't mean to highjack...but I appreciate the input.

I was all excited about new wheels and then bummed after I tried em on...lol, that's not how I want to roll.

I actually thought about the body being shifted since the back is off too, but after measuring I was quickly doubting that was the problem.

My bed did shift a little when I smacked it, so I'm hoping that when I get a new one I can even that out. An alignment is first on the list for sure tho.

@te31corolla if for some reason I can't get my wheels to sit right ill put u first in line... they look even more badass on 89-95s imo

 

My bed actually sits lower on the passenger sided. Maybe about 1/2"-1" I was like wtf I tried figuring out what it was but no luck. Maybe my shocks are the problem? I haven't replaced them yet. I was actually going to pick up a set for 60$ but to be honest I have more important things to take care of like an alignment than getting the wheels. I can always go to the junkyard n did them.

 

The passenger side is lower cause the fuel tank is on that side... Some companies make blocks to fix this but it isn't super noticeable enough for me to want to deal with it right away...

 

Really? Kool my friend was already putting in my head the truck might have been crashed.thanks man it really isn't that noticeable so ill keep it how it is

 

what 1lowsr5 said.

some trucks are lower on the right side due to the gas tank weight wearing on the leaf spring and some on the left due to the drivers weight wearing on the left springs.

My truck is maybe a little under 1/2" lower on the drivers side.