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Old 05-09-2010, 08:53 AM
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I got my 03 4x4 inspected the other day and they said my drivers side lower ball joint was bad. I went ahead and replaced all 4 since the truck has 115k on it. When I got done I noticed a lot of positive camber on my drivers side tire. What could I have done while replacing the ball joints to cause this? Also is there anything I can do to try and fix the problem before taking it in to get the alignment done?
 
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I know you adjust the camber with the upper control arm bolts but I'm not sure on how to do it. I've searched on here a little bit but I'm not 100% on how to do it and I don't want to mess it up anymore than it is.
 
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Thanks for the help. I adjusted the camber so now the tire is sitting pretty close to where it needs to be. Still going to get the alignment to make sure. I would have to say that adjusting the camber was easier than replacing the #3 spark plug LOL.
 
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