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Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:47 pm

Would a front end alignment fix the dog tracking, or new bushings? My alignment is outta whack and will get dont very soon!

Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:14 am

How is your air pressure? You should be running about 18psi in the front. That by itself will make a big difference.

Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:24 am

Dog tracking is almost always caused by something bent or severely misaligned in the rear. IRS cars suspect a bent trailing link.

Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:48 am

Last night after climbing under the car have found that the rear end had been hit pretty badly... lovely...

Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:14 pm

What exactly is "dog tracking"?

Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:18 pm

Have you ever been behind a car, going down a straight road where you can see the driver door, but not the passenger, or vice versa? It look like it's going down the road sideways. That's dog tracking. The rear wheels aren't following the same path as the front.
I see it quite a bit with big rigs. The ass end of the trailer will be cocked over to one side or the other compared to the cab.

Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:56 pm

Jeckler wrote: Have you ever been behind a car, going down a straight road where you can see the driver door, but not the passenger, or vice versa? It look like it's going down the road sideways. That's dog tracking. The rear wheels aren't following the same path as the front.
I see it quite a bit with big rigs. The ass end of the trailer will be cocked over to one side or the other compared to the cab.

Oh yeah. I've seen that before. I don't think I've heard it called "dog tracking" before though.

Thanks. :)

Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:58 pm

Joker69 wrote: Jeckler wrote: Have you ever been behind a car, going down a straight road where you can see the driver door, but not the passenger, or vice versa? It look like it's going down the road sideways. That's dog tracking. The rear wheels aren't following the same path as the front.
I see it quite a bit with big rigs. The ass end of the trailer will be cocked over to one side or the other compared to the cab.

Oh yeah. I've seen that before. I don't think I've heard it called "dog tracking" before though.

Thanks. :)

Watch a medium sized dog walk and you'll see that the body is cocked to one side even though the dog is walking straight.

Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:51 pm

My bulldogs walk that way...hehe