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ford38v8 · 08-22-2022, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by petehoovie

Looking at the picture, it appears as though you have a front-end wheel alignment problem as well...

Nah, it just looks that way because his spare tire is out of balance. 🤪

Tinker · 08-22-2022, 11:27 PM

Could be the picture. I run toe out. But not duck foot. doesn't really help his issue though. maybe something to look at.

Terry,OH · 08-23-2022, 07:40 AM

check for a cracked leaf in the front spring.
Look at the spring center bolt it has a square head that fits into a square hole in the front crossmember
Do look at the spring shackles to make sure the spring eye is under the front radius rod and one side has not flipped over.

sugarmaker · 08-23-2022, 08:05 AM

Nice truck! Leaning or not! Most 80 year olds lean a little too. Just saying. ...
Have fun with it!
Regards,
Chirs

randy993 · 08-23-2022, 09:11 AM

I’ll get under it in the next day or so and see if I see anything that doesn’t look right. I had the steering box rebuilt a while back and had the alignment checked. Everything was good. Alignment and all suspension, per the front end guy, checked good. Thanks for the suggestions….

mike in tucson · 08-23-2022, 05:48 PM

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I had an aunt who was er... rather large. Her husband weighed maybe 130 lbs. They bought a new 62 Impala. She always drove it. Last time I saw it, the car listed to port severely.....

Ken/Alabama · 08-23-2022, 06:28 PM

Could be the bottom spring leaf is broken on that side. That’s why the second leaf wraps the bottom leaf eye.

19Fordy · 08-23-2022, 09:46 PM

Could the shocks be causing it to have a tilt?
My bet is that it needs a new spring.

Robert/Texas · 08-24-2022, 07:41 AM

In my case earlier this year I was noticing that my '34 roadster was leaning some on the drivers side. I assumed that it was due to my weight and that the car was sometimes driven with no passenger. One day I decided to take a drive and noticed that it dropped much further. The main spring had broken about 3 inches from the spring eye. I bought and installed an NOS spring from the place in Minnesota and now it sits level.

08-22-2022, 11:27 PM	#22
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,063	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? Could be the picture. I run toe out. But not duck foot. doesn't really help his issue though. maybe something to look at.

08-23-2022, 07:40 AM	#23
Terry,OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,785	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? check for a cracked leaf in the front spring. Look at the spring center bolt it has a square head that fits into a square hole in the front crossmember Do look at the spring shackles to make sure the spring eye is under the front radius rod and one side has not flipped over.

08-23-2022, 08:05 AM	#24
sugarmaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Albion PA Posts: 1,689	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? Nice truck! Leaning or not! Most 80 year olds lean a little too. Just saying. ... Have fun with it! Regards, Chirs __________________ 1932 AAB Truck 1953 Ford Jubilee 2015 Ford F250 SuperCrew Lots of Allis tractors Some Cub Cadets

08-23-2022, 09:11 AM	#25
randy993 Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: King NC Posts: 98	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? I’ll get under it in the next day or so and see if I see anything that doesn’t look right. I had the steering box rebuilt a while back and had the alignment checked. Everything was good. Alignment and all suspension, per the front end guy, checked good. Thanks for the suggestions….

08-23-2022, 05:48 PM	#26
mike in tucson Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 177	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I had an aunt who was er... rather large. Her husband weighed maybe 130 lbs. They bought a new 62 Impala. She always drove it. Last time I saw it, the car listed to port severely.....

08-23-2022, 06:28 PM	#27
Ken/Alabama Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,274	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? Could be the bottom spring leaf is broken on that side. That’s why the second leaf wraps the bottom leaf eye.

08-23-2022, 09:46 PM	#28
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,006	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? Could the shocks be causing it to have a tilt? My bet is that it needs a new spring. Last edited by 19Fordy; 08-24-2022 at 09:19 AM.

08-24-2022, 07:41 AM	#29
Robert/Texas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Burton, Texas Posts: 687	Re: What would cause my right front to be lower? In my case earlier this year I was noticing that my '34 roadster was leaning some on the drivers side. I assumed that it was due to my weight and that the car was sometimes driven with no passenger. One day I decided to take a drive and noticed that it dropped much further. The main spring had broken about 3 inches from the spring eye. I bought and installed an NOS spring from the place in Minnesota and now it sits level.