My body is crooked

[SuperBee73]

I recently picked up a 2000 XLT and I noticed the rear tire on the passenger's side was sticking out about 1" farther then the drivers side. I took it to an alignment shop to see if they could figure out what was wrong.

They brought me into the shop while the truck up on a lift and showed me the body was mounted onto the frame slightly crooked. The front is correct but the rear is off by about 1/2". The wheels and suspension all line up fine, no damage to the body or frame.

Does anyone know, if I loosen all 10 body mount bolts, can I slide the entire body so that it's centered? Do the body mounts have room for adjustments?

Thanks.

 

[SuperBee73]

Anyone??? Am I nuts for thinking this can be done?

 

[BKennedy]

My 94' does the same thing. I know of at least one 99' that has that issue. It was within Ford specifications when produced. Don't worry about it. I did not notice it until I did a solid axle swap and was trying to set the front axle's track bar length.

 

[Frustrated9]

Id loosen all but right front then push it over. That way front stays lined up.

 

[SuperBee73]

That's what was thinking, but I didn't know if there would be any room for movement. Do you know, are the holes slotted in the body or frame?

 

[SuperBee73]

Anyone who's done a body lift know if there is room for adjustments?

 

[swshawaii]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355965

 

[SuperBee73]

Perfect post, thanks for the link.