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Joe K · 03-29-2019, 04:05 PM

Another cause, and one which my avatar truck suffered with for a while is the dreaded "fat driver syndrome." Not that you're fat, but 80 year and multiple drivers and all that repeated loading on the driver side spring side has caused the spring to "weaken."

A new spring may solve it. Some reverse the spring (to do this right requires removal of the clamps and turning them around too.)

Or - more remote possibility, a bent frame. Can be less than 1/2" bend.

For a while in the 70s the Kingpin Kits included matching wedges which had only a single standard nut to be used to retain the wedges. If your front end was rebuilt in this time-frame, this may be the culprit.

Joe K

03-29-2019, 04:05 PM	#7
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Tire rubbing Another cause, and one which my avatar truck suffered with for a while is the dreaded "fat driver syndrome." Not that you're fat, but 80 year and multiple drivers and all that repeated loading on the driver side spring side has caused the spring to "weaken." A new spring may solve it. Some reverse the spring (to do this right requires removal of the clamps and turning them around too.) Or - more remote possibility, a bent frame. Can be less than 1/2" bend. For a while in the 70s the Kingpin Kits included matching wedges which had only a single standard nut to be used to retain the wedges. If your front end was rebuilt in this time-frame, this may be the culprit. Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.