Monday, September 23, 2013
F250 2WD Ford Front End Alignment The Specifications
The 2010 Ford F-250 two-wheel drive is available in several trims with different cab sizes and bed lengths. All trims were referred to as "Super Duty" trucks, as Ford phased out the standard F-250 in 1999. All trims come with a 5.4-liter, 300-horsepower V-8 engine. With the exception of the caster angle on those trims with HD Suspension, the alignment specs are the same for all trims. Alignment specs for a given model of vehicle tend to vary from year to year. It is extremely important to check the trucks model year and suspension type before attempting to make any adjustments to the alignment. The rear alignment is not adjustable on any trim of the 2010 Ford F250 two-wheel drive.
Caster
The caster angle is the forward or rearward slope of the vehicles steering axis, with the steering axis being an imaginary line drawn through the upper and lower ball joints of a wheels knuckles. The measure of the angle is based on a vertical line from the ground straight through the center of the wheel. If the top of caster slope passes on the rear of the vertical line, toward the rear of the vehicle, then the wheel has a positive caster. If the top of the caster slope passes on the front of the vertical line, toward the front bumper of the vehicle, then the wheel has a negative caster. The ideal caster angle for the 2010 Ford F-250 two-wheel drive is +3.6 degrees for trims with HD Suspension and +4.0 degrees for all other trims. The caster can range by 1.2 degrees in either direction on all trims, with a cross tolerance of 0.75 degrees.
Camber
The camber is the inward or outward tilt of a wheel when viewed from the front of a vehicle. If the top of a wheel tilts out, away from the center of the vehicle, then the wheel has a positive camber. If the top of the wheel tilts in, toward the center of the vehicle, then the wheel has a positive camber. The ideal camber angle for the 2010 Ford F-250 two-wheel drive is +0.62 degrees but it can range by 0.75 degrees in either direction, with a cross tolerance of 0.75 degrees.
Toe-in
The toe is the difference in the space between the fronts of the two front wheels and the rears of the two front wheels. If the fronts of the wheels are closer to each other than the rears are, then the wheels have toe-in. If the fronts of the wheels are farther apart than the rears are, then the wheels have toe-out. The toe-in for the 2010 Ford F-250 two-wheel drive should be set at +0.1 degrees but it can range by 0.25 degrees in either direction.
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