1998 GMC C1500 drifting requires left correction and the te

WILCOXR1

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1998 GMC C1500
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
106,000 MILES

I asked the techs to realign the front end of my pickup.
They have taken all the adjustment out and it won't align.
they asked if the truck had been in an accident. (NOT to my knowledge) Does the frame need straightening? Or are some of the parts worn out or bent?

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DR LOOT

MECHANIC
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Good question and thanks for the post, that is a very common problem usually happens on trucks with 454 big-blocks, what happens is the frame stretches out words. And there's no more adjustment for the camber, what they usually do is take it to a frame shop and have the frame is back to its original V across members get week which opens up the V of the frame. All they have to do is back to original specifications. Or take it to another alignment shop first, and get a second opinion. Now that you know, what happens.