Dog tracking

[mudplower]

What do you do to "dogtrack" a 1:1?

[LumTheMad]

Well, old Fords seem to be a good one for this. In my area it refers to how a dog walks fast, they walk crooked so the rear feet don't hit the front. For a vehicle it means going down the road crooked, the rear wheels do not track directly behind the front wheels, they are off to one side or the other, vehicle still goes straight but looks like it is in a permanent slight turn.

[OIT_TLT]

if you dont have 4 wheel steering, why would you want a vehicle to dogtrack? of course in the event of 4 wheel steering its called crabwalking...

['83 chevy]

Originally Posted by rocjeeper

Well, old Fords seem to be a good one for this. In my area it refers to how a dog walks fast, they walk crooked so the rear feet don't hit the front. For a vehicle it means going down the road crooked, the rear wheels do not track directly behind the front wheels, they are off to one side or the other, vehicle still goes straight but looks like it is in a permanent slight turn.

late 70's through early 80's chevys are mistaken a lot for "doggy walkin", but they not. most people believe that because when you look at the back of the truck, the front axle came from the factory wider than the rear, so when you see the front wheels out farther than the rear it looks like they are "doggy walkin".


one of the main reasons for it, is improper alignment of the front or rear axle.

[mudplower]

Originally Posted by rocjeeper

Well, old Fords seem to be a good one for this. In my area it refers to how a dog walks fast, they walk crooked so the rear feet don't hit the front. For a vehicle it means going down the road crooked, the rear wheels do not track directly behind the front wheels, they are off to one side or the other, vehicle still goes straight but looks like it is in a permanent slight turn.

I know what it is.


My dad said you can make it look like that with out misaligning the axles

[K_B]

I still don't understand if dog-tracking is just a misalignment problem or if crab-walking is the same as dog-tracking, but at least now I know why my dog trots along with his butt off to one side

[lohocla]

Originally Posted by K_B

I still don't understand if dog-tracking is just a misalignment problem or if crab-walking is the same as dog-tracking, but at least now I know why my dog trots along with his butt off to one side

I hear that.. I was watching my dog runnin the other day thinkin wtf is wrong with *** end... good to know that hes not all goofy.

[mudplower]

Originally Posted by K_B

I still don't understand if dog-tracking is just a misalignment problem or if crab-walking is the same as dog-tracking, but at least now I know why my dog trots along with his butt off to one side

It is a problem but some people do it deliberatly

[OIT_TLT]

Originally Posted by mudplower

It is a problem but some people do it deliberatly

again, why would you want to make your rig dog-track? it will handle like *** and look like a dilapidated pile. my truck looks like ***, but the damn thing goes straight and thats all i worry about

[mudplower]

I didn't say I wanted to do it

[OIT_TLT]

then why start the topic

[Unholy]

Originally Posted by mudplower

It is a problem but some people do it deliberatly

Who are the people that do it deliberately?
Example?