Camber/Caster off on one side only?

[Jspafford]

Is it possible for camber/caster to be off on one wheel only? I thought both front tires were wearing more on the outside than the inside, but now that I got to looking it is definatly worse on the passenger side.

If I take it to get new tires, can they adjust the camber to fix this?

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Sure it is, each side has its own adjustment. Could be a bad coil spring causing it to have more negative camber. Camber will wear tires, caster will not. I'd say get new tires and have an alignment done.

 

[Jspafford]

Sure it is, each side has its own adjustment. Could be a bad coil spring causing it to have more negative camber. Camber will wear tires, caster will not. I'd say get new tires and have an alignment done.

Planning on dumping the walmart 'liberator' tires and getting a good set... That's why I want to fix the uneven wear issue.

 

[AgPete139]

I don't think the tire shop would do it...definitely an alignment shop knowledgeable in Ford suspensions would.

I've heard of camber being off on the driver's side (due to the extra weight of the fuel tank and driver), however being on the passenger side is a new one (to me). Have you checked your radius arm bushings for wear regarding the caster dilemma?

New springs from Autozone (or whatever) are $70-ish, while I'm sure you can replace with cheaper junkyard or F-150 springs. (But you already knew that.) I would guess that the coils are just sagging and adding a bushing will only prolong the inevitable.

Pete

 

[AgPete139]

I just thought...could feathering/cupping on your passenger front tire be caused by it being out of balance/unweighted or neglected tire pressure?

 

[4x4junkie]

Feathering is often from bad toe alignment (although frequent hard cornering can do it too, although this would put it on the outside edge of the tire).

Agreed, each side has it's own independent camber/caster adjustment, so it's very possible for one side to be off and not the other. A good alignment shop should be able to replace the bushing on the one side if needed and realign it to spec. However be aware not many shops are good with the Twin-Beam setups I've found, so you might want to talk to the guys first and see if they seem knowledgeable about it before you commit.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Yea, and if they want to do a live caster/camber setting with the truck elevated, take it elsewhere.

 

[PlumCrazy]

I once had an alignment done and the shop never tightened the pinch bolt back up, and it allowed the camber adjustment bushing to slide around making the wheel lean in quite a bit. Worn out ball joints can cause camber issues as well.

-plumcrazy