99 F250 Rear Suspension Problems

[cobbler]

Hello all - new to forum and new to Ford.
I recently bought a 99 F250 and am slowly getting myself familiarized to the new truck being a 20 year chevy guy.
The problem is the truck dog tracks very badly and in checking u-bolts and the basics I found the spring perches that are welded to the axles are not even at all. One angles rearward and one angles frontward like maybe the axle housing twisted in the center section. Is this even possible? Even the shock mounts are un-even as well as the outer 4 bolt flange where the calipers mount. The pinion points up at more of an angle than the driveshaft also! Should I just grind the perches off and weld them in the correct spot or do I have something majorly wrong????

 

[drmjf]

Find another 250

Take a look at another f250, but I suspect that the tubes turned in the diff. If they did best best is to find a used good one. My guess it would cost more to have it repaired than replacing it.

 

[JLDickmon]

Take a look at another f250, but I suspect that the tubes turned in the diff. If they did best best is to find a used good one. My guess it would cost more to have it repaired than replacing it.

I concurr.

Not sure I wouldn't pull the driveshaft and have it trued & balanced while I was at it.

 

[cobbler]

Thanks for the responses, I will get under there and do a little more investigating this weekend. It sure looks like the tubes spun in the housing. I am not sure how this would happen and has anyone ever heard of this?

 

[JLDickmon]

mega-torque wrapped the axle.. tube movement would be limited by the spring perches, right until the point they broke.