battle for mileage, 2007 Century, 14L EGR Series 60

Im not putting anybody down. I wouldnt count on caps that I didnt know the full history of. I usually cap my steer casings but if I run.short I will buy new drives thencap them when the time comes

 

Thats scary if you cant count on your steer tires:-0. Check the shocks out too. That will cause feather wear.

 

Something is pretty badly wrong if youre only getting 6k on a steer before that happens. Im suprised whoever did the alignment didnt catch whatever it is. Just an idea but check the bushings on the torgue arms locating the rearend( the ones running paralell to the frame. If those go bad a stationary alignment winn check out perfect but the truck will try to drag the steers sideways when you apply power or braking.

 

Im talking the ones that locate the axel fore and aft. There is definitly something wrong with the steers doing that in just 6k miles. Good luck with finding it. It will save a lot of $ on tires

 

Ya know, alignment guys can and do screw-up a three-axle alignment. I'd be suspicious of anyone who had to do anything but minor adjustments on a truck that was previously tracking straight down the road and didn't have any odd tire wear. Especially anyone who claims they need to "bend" something to get it right.

The guys with the computer alignment machines have an awful lot of tolerance to play with. Bringing something back to "factory spec" basically means close enough that a factory worker can get it there in about 5 minutes on an assembly line. That doesn't mean you have a proper alignment.

 

Is your clutch rated for the higher torque? How about the rest of the driveline?