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Old 05-30-2007, 10:34 AM   #8
redz 1970 K5
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Re: Solid axle camber adjustment...

The guys here helped me out on this very problem not too long ago. My D44 solid front axle burb chewed through some BFG 37" A/Ts on the outer edge pretty quickly - around 5k miles was all it took to get them worn on the edges badly.

I always thought my truck had positive camber too, and I too thought I had a camber issue because it looked like to top of the tire stuck out. I took the truck in for alignment, and the guy said my toe was TOTALLY out of whack- way too much toe in. He aligned it, and the truck is right as rain, and the tires appear to be more straight up and down. Must be an optical illusion though. Maybe too much toe from the front gives the appearance of positive camber?

Funny thing, someone said I probably had a bent axle case too... No way. Take her in for an alignment. On our trucks, it's only a $50 venture since all they can really do is center the wheel and set toe.
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