Please help
They said the camber is to far out and they cannot adjust it. They didn't give me specific degree numbers, just said it was to far out and they couldn't do it unless I extend the a arm. But I can't find a 4x4 extended a arm. So I'm trying to figure out other options. Whether that's ball joints, adjustable a arms, or whatever that may be.
And seeing as how I have spent ALOT of time trying to figure this out and no one seems to want to help with the issue on the other thread, ya, I'm going to post a different one. Look at the other thread, not one reply but alot of people looking. Someone out there has to have the answer to this problem, that's all I want and if it takes 2 or 3 threads to find it, so be it.
And seeing as how I have spent ALOT of time trying to figure this out and no one seems to want to help with the issue on the other thread, ya, I'm going to post a different one. Look at the other thread, not one reply but alot of people looking. Someone out there has to have the answer to this problem, that's all I want and if it takes 2 or 3 threads to find it, so be it.
Have patience and abide by the rules of the forum. If you need to bump a thread, so be it, but double posting is prohibited.
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Well Martin your right I did post this one a day and a couple hours ago. And got a few responses that I'm looking into. That's not what I was talking about. The thread from almost a week ago with 75 people looking at it and no response that was added to this one because they were the same and being told not to post the same thread twice is what I was talking about. And I did look around before lowering it. And no where in my search did it say anything about giving me bad negative camber. Otherwise I pry wouldn't have done it. Don't get on here yelling at me when for one it's not your fight and two you have half a story. In all your ranting you didn't even give an answer to the question, why even post something if you don't have anything worth posting. You also have yourself a good one buddy.
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Ya, I have gone to 5 other shops. They say they can't align it because it is lowered and they don't have the specs for that. The only shop that came close is the one telling me I need to extend the a arms. I would think there is some other answer out there.
From web sites I have found I measured the camber and it is about 1 degree negative. Standing in front of the truck you can tell it is leaning in. I'm not 100 percent sure it is -1 degree but pritty sure. So is that going to kill my tires or is it close enough to say they are good?
From web sites I have found I measured the camber and it is about 1 degree negative. Standing in front of the truck you can tell it is leaning in. I'm not 100 percent sure it is -1 degree but pritty sure. So is that going to kill my tires or is it close enough to say they are good?
Ya, I have gone to 5 other shops. They say they can't align it because it is lowered and they don't have the specs for that. The only shop that came close is the one telling me I need to extend the a arms. I would think there is some other answer out there.
From web sites I have found I measured the camber and it is about 1 degree negative. Standing in front of the truck you can tell it is leaning in. I'm not 100 percent sure it is -1 degree but pritty sure. So is that going to kill my tires or is it close enough to say they are good?
From web sites I have found I measured the camber and it is about 1 degree negative. Standing in front of the truck you can tell it is leaning in. I'm not 100 percent sure it is -1 degree but pritty sure. So is that going to kill my tires or is it close enough to say they are good?
The caster/camber is adjusted by turning the eccentric bolt/waster setup on the lower control arm. Now if your adjusters are already turned to fully push the lower control arm out, then what the shops are telling you may very well be correct.
If a shop just looked at your truck as it sat in the parking lot and said they could not do it because it is lowered, they do not deserve your business.
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Ya, they didn't even look at it. A couple shops I called on the phone and they said they couldn't do it. But the one guy that said I need longer a arms did look at it on the rack. Didn't really check the alignment but said that there wasn't enough to adjust it and that I need longer a arms to do so. Ok great, but when I measure it I have less than -1 degree. The bolts adjust from +1.75 to -1.75. so why couldn't he do it? This is just frustrating. I have no idea what to do know.
If the adjusting bolts were already at their +1.75* setting and you still had -1*, you could not adjust it any further. You can look at the adjusting bolts and tell if there is more room to adjust or not.
Snap a picture of the bolts that hold on the lower control arm at the frame if you could. You should be able to tell where in its adjustment it is as far as how much it can still be adjusted to move the lower control arm out.
Snap a picture of the bolts that hold on the lower control arm at the frame if you could. You should be able to tell where in its adjustment it is as far as how much it can still be adjusted to move the lower control arm out.
Yes, upper control arm. My mistake. I type too fast some of the time. LOL
Here is an illustration:
If the bolt is as shown in the illustration above, then it is adjusted all the way out and no further adjustment can be made.
The spec for camber is +/- 1* with preferred being 0*
Here is an illustration:
If the bolt is as shown in the illustration above, then it is adjusted all the way out and no further adjustment can be made.
The spec for camber is +/- 1* with preferred being 0*
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