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From a 1968 Ford Technical Service Bulletin:

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I've seen so many of our truck "dawg-legging" down the road before it's not funny!
have no effect on vehicle handling or tread life
Hard to believe that Ford would say this. :yt:
When they used a "tracking bar" to re-center the front axle on the Bronco's!

That tech bulletin sounds like some corporate "band-aid" to prevent a major recall or class-action lawsuit to me. :hmm:

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I dunno, I've been driving the truck I've got off & on for nearly 30 years, and never noticed any problems with handling that wasn't fixed with new consumable parts (shocks, bushings, kingpins, etc).

They had wider axles back then, if it were really a problem, they would have utilized them.

I still think it's an optical illusion playing tricks on the mind; i.e. the tires don't "look" right, and the truck "looks" like it's driving sideways because of it.

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Thank you for the info.
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