LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Ford >> 2009 >> Ranger 2WD L4-2.3L >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Maintenance >> Alignment >> Description and Operation >> Drift/Pull
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

Drift/Pull




Wheel Alignment Angles

Front caster and camber are adjusted by replacing the upper arm alignment set shims with washers. This allows for adjustment of the arm in the frame slot.

Front toe is adjusted by the use of the inner tie rods.

Drift/Pull

Pull is a tugging sensation, felt by the hands on the steering wheel, that must be overcome to keep the vehicle going straight.

Drift describes what a vehicle with this condition does with hands off the steering wheel.

- A vehicle-related drift/pull, on a flat road, will cause a consistent deviation from the straight-ahead path and require constant steering input in the opposite direction to counteract the effect.
- Drift/pull may be induced by conditions external to the vehicle (i.e., wind, road camber).