Joe771476 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 It's the first Taurus I ever saw. I know all the mid to late 70's Chevy Novas used to be plagued by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) Not a term i am used to, what is dogtracking? Quick out of the gate, always chasing rabbits, only makes left turns (although that could be NASCARing)???? Edited June 14, 2007 by sim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Not a term i am used to, what is dogtracking? Quick out of the gate, always chasing rabbits, only makes left turns (although that could be NASCARing)???? Rear wheels don't follow the path of the fronts...I've heard it called crab something or another, see it all the time on Pickups and other solid axle vehicles http://irv2.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/...52/m/5366034325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I had a' 95 Taurus SHO and I used to belong to an email list for SHO owners. We often discussed issues with our SHOs and I don't recall that one ever coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I've always seen this issue with some Econoline, or Ram Vans, but moreso because visually it seems as the front track is wider than the rear track. If THIS is what dogtracking is...news to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyturbo Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 most likely it's way out of alignment, and probably was wrecked and not repaired correctly. I've had several taurus's and never had any issue with that myself. I saw a towncar though that was having a really bad case of it on the fwy the otherday. It will wear out your tires really quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Yep...I saw an F250 the other day whose frame was tweaked so bad, it constantly looked like it was about to spin out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe771476 Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Silversvt got it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Rear wheels don't follow the path of the fronts...I've heard it called crab something or another, see it all the time on Pickups and other solid axle vehicles http://irv2.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/...52/m/5366034325 I beleive it is a deliberate design so the rear wheels are not directly behind the fronts as this would cause hydroplaning galore in wet conditions...the rears would otherwise be DIRECTLY in the spray from the fronts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewq4b Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 It was an issue very very early on. Some cars came from the factory like that and there was a TSB on it if I remember correctly. The cars dog tracked (barely) but the the thrust centerline was fine so it did not affect tire wear or handling. Most owners would never even know unless some one told them. And it was likely to be corrected at the first 4 wheel alignment. Definitely more of an issue on SRA RWD cars where the axle assembly is not easily adjusted. Especially the older 3 link units with the 9" ford were few techs knew how to correctly adjust the rear suspension to fix it. It does show up frequently on Hochkiss suspensioned vehicles especially the 9" ford rear ends. Mostly on vehicles that have been beat hard and had some thing knocked outta whack ie toe in-out, the stock 9" Ford housing was pretty flexible and it was not to hard to knock it out. Either way as long as it not excessive it can be corrected with aligning the vehicle to the thrust centerline. It looks goofy but does not affect tire wear or handling. Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Going with Tommyturbo on this one: Most modern cars will not dog-track noticeably unless they've been in a bad accident, and only then if the frame was damaged beyond repair, or was poorly repaired. Guy I knew once test drove a car that dog tracked so badly, and was so poorly aligned that he took it to an empty parking lot, floored it, and it went in a huge circle with the steering wheel held steady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project-Fairmont Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 (edited) It's the first Taurus I ever saw. I know all the mid to late 70's Chevy Novas used to be plagued by it. This would be most common on cars and trucks (such as a Nova) with leaf spring suspended and locted rear axle... Edited June 15, 2007 by Project-Fairmont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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