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Terrispots
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 Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: Dog tracking |
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Would a front end alignment fix the dog tracking, or new bushings? My alignment is outta whack and will get dont very soon!
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blarneyman
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How is your air pressure? You should be running about 18psi in the front. That by itself will make a big difference.
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Dog tracking is almost always caused by something bent or severely misaligned in the rear. IRS cars suspect a bent trailing link.
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Terrispots
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Last night after climbing under the car have found that the rear end had been hit pretty badly... lovely...
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Joker69
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What exactly is "dog tracking"?
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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.
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Joker69
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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Terrispots
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My bulldogs walk that way...hehe
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