While Looking At The Front Of My Truck.....
 

What might need to be replaced if my front tires look like they are bowing inward at the top...

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Its not really angled like that above but i can tell there is a slight angle

Get the alignment checked first. There are a few things that can cause this like the upper control arms being bent or bushings wore out but it's possible to fix with just an alignment.

I am not saying that I know what the problem is exactly, though I would check the alignment, could be a simple adjustment issue-

Definately check the alignment first, sounds like the toe in is slightly out of adjustment. Sixpack

if they are leaning in like that it's not the toe it's the camber. you have too much negative camber. possably being upper control arms but if it's a 7.3 4x4 then it should be a solid axle IIRC and i'm not sure how those really work with frontend adjustments.....

if its leaning that bad go for ball joints first, then your probably looking at wheel bearings possibly, then springs, could also need a polyurethane bushing kit along with it, worth the money, alignment wont fix that, no way an alignment can, ford TTB trucks are notorious for doing this, ive worked on several that were horrible.

IF it is a TTB front end the Camber bushings are bad for wearing. I had one break apart on my old Ford and fall out.

I am assuming its a f250 with ttb the springs on those things do wear out or like he said above it could be the camber bushings

I didnt think leaf sprung front ends have control arms. typically this is a ball joint or camber bushing issue

I say get out while the gettings good. Lose that TTB and go for a straight axle. A properly functioning TTB is a decent set up but I'd guess for what you'll spend getting this corrected you could possibly get a straight axle underneath that thing if you do it all yourself.

They dont.. the leaf sprung ttb has got to be the biggest piece of junk front end just as bad as the Chevy ifs on a one ton doing a straight axle conversion isnt that hard just need the straight axle and depending if u go dana 60 or dana 44 u need to shorten ur drive shaft you also need the steering linkage but then again he never said if it was a 4x or not could just be worn out alignment cams or then again a worn out coils springs if its 2x

All those IFS front suspensions do that real bad when you back up however if it still looks like that when parked after going in the forward motion then yer spring are weak and allowing things to sag


been there done that......solution is to get out when the gettin is good.....thats what I did

I'm having the same problem with a 1987 F250 6.9 ltr 4x4 TTD w/ Leaf Springs. If I jack up the front end, everything straightens out. Back up approximately 15 feet and the passenger side tilts in (negative camber). Wheel bearings are new on both sides. Looks like there may be some movement at the rubber bushing under the alignment cam on the passenger side. When giving the wheel a good boot and wiggle, I do not detect any sloppy components. Finances necessitate repair over replacement. Therefore, 'get rid of it' comments will not be helpful, thanks. Any recommendations?

I'd recomend starting a thread over posting in a 6 year old one, but since were past that point jack it up and using a long prybar check for play in all frontend components, if you don't find anything loose head to the alingment shop. :c: