C 3500 HD Truck 2WD V8-8.1L VIN G (2002)
Alignment: Description and Operation
Thrust Angle Description
Thrust Angles Description
The front wheels aim or steer the vehicle. The rear wheels control tracking. This tracking action relates to the thrust angle (3). The thrust angle is the
path that the rear wheels take. Ideally, the thrust angle is geometrically aligned with the body centerline (2). In the illustration, toe-in is shown on the
left rear wheel, moving the thrust line (1) off center. The resulting deviation from the centerline is the thrust angle.