07-12-2012, 10:25 PM | #1 |
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D44 alignment?
I have a truck with a Chevy D44 with Ford outers and disc brakes. I've never really been big on straight axles until a few years ago and those were rock crawlers. I now have a truck that's built to do the hardest trails and fly down the highway. I know tires aren't cheap and I keep looking at my truck and it seems a front tire is leaning out at the top. Now there's no simple way to align the camber and everything appears tight. I've jacked it up and the bearings and all seem fine, very slight movement. So am I crap outta luck here? I'm guessing yes but I want anothers opinion lol.
While I'm here what are options for good diff gaurds? I've always done the SOLID diff covers and they are just awesome! Posted via Mobile Device |
07-12-2012, 11:45 PM | #2 |
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Re: D44 alignment?
Sounds like a possible ball joint issue to me...I had the same problem a while back and once they were replaced the tire was noticeably straighter.
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07-13-2012, 02:10 PM | #3 |
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Re: D44 alignment?
I glanced at it this morning and I'm not sure it's tilted in. I'll measure it sometime and see. The ball joints seem tight, I've jacked it up to see if anythings loose.
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07-21-2012, 09:07 AM | #4 |
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Re: D44 alignment?
never tried but heard of ball joint camber sleeves
http://www.jeepfan.com/projects/cast...ector-install/ and spindle shims http://www.jeepfan.com/projects/cast...shims-install/
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