camber

[dirtymike]

After i placed the washers under the springs to lift the and level the front end i have a positive camber. Hope i can turn the camber alignment bushing enough to get it straight.

 

[Curious Hound]

Might need adjustment bushings with a bigger adjustment range. It's all just guessing until you try. How much spacer did you put under the springs?

 

[19Walt93]

Get it aligned by an experienced tech, tires are expensive.

 

[dirtymike]

I put in seven washers, 1 1/8 thick is what i measured. Got more than 2 inches of rise. new shocks helped a lot. Don't know what range i need. Might need to take them out and make another stack of five. Might have enough to adjust it out. Get the rear end off the ground first. Waiting on parts

 

[Bird76Mojo]

Moog adjustable bushings are sweet pieces of hardware. I used them in my 87 2wd V8 truck after swapping to 97 beams/brakes. I bought my own alignment tools from Longacre. Alignment on these trucks is tricky, and finding accurate specs for your model/year isn't that easy. It's involved some experimentation, and trial-and-error, but after several bad experiences with local alignment shops doing a "toe-n-go" on my truck and altering the actual numbers put out by their machines, I was fed up and bought my own stuff. All alignment shops are chock full of crooks that know jack squat about TTB systems.

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[dirtymike]

Thanks Bird76Mojo, I have found several adjustable alignment bushings. I'm thinking I'm to far positive camber that i cant get enough degrees to straighten the wheel. Trying to correct it on my own instead of paying someone else i don't know to screw it up, i can do that on my own. This truck don't see much of the highway But i would like for it to drive straight when it does. Trying to figure out which way do i turn the bushing to get the correct results. thanks Dirty

 

[Curious Hound]

I would get the spacers closer to 1" or even 7/8" thickness. I had mine at 1" and couldn't get enough adjustment even with the adjustable bushings.

 

[19Walt93]

I always want alignment specs set to "preferred", not just in the green, and request a printout. I'd also avoid an "alignment shop" and find a dealer or independent garage with a good reputation.

 

[dirtymike]

I'm thinking the same thing ericbphoto. Think ill build another set with only 5 washers and get closer to 1 inch so i can use the existing adjustable bushing to get straight. The old seats were there and in one piece. After i finish the rear and get it on all four tires i plan on going back and redo the front end. I really dont need for it to be as high as it is. Still waiting on parts. Dirty