I need help on how to adjust the camber bolts..my front tires are leaning in

[amrcnegle7777]

My fron tires are leaning in and wearing on inside of tires...how do i adjust camber bolts...i need directions fast lol i dunno too much about it so you will have to break the directions down so i can understand lol

 

[sloth69mustang]

the camber is adjusted at the upper ball joint. there should be a pinch bolt that holds the cam from moving. so you need a 15mm socket to loosen the pinch bolt and a ..... i think its a 38mm socket or 39mm socket barely fits the camber cam. then you have to retorque the pinch bold to 80 ft/lbs... well thats spec but just make sure its snug. now when you change your camber it messes up your toe. so you have to reset the toe after you change the camber.

 

[richlands55]

You need to go to an alignment shop. You could have worn out front end parts causing the wear. Have it checked and do it right the first time...cheaper in the long run.

 

[ForOffRoadDriving]

unless you already have adjustable camber bushings then you will need to take it to an alignment shop as richlands55 said. your springs have likely settled and you could possibly have worn front end parts which will cause the tire lean and wear that you are describing. i installed 2" leveling coils on my 94 and after having them on for a year they have settled and now my tires are leaning in at the tops. i plan to get a daystar 2" spacer kit and then have it aligned after wards to regain my levelness and increase my tires life.

 

[hondaxr650]

You need to go to an alignment shop. You could have worn out front end parts causing the wear. Have it checked and do it right the first time...cheaper in the long run.

I second that. More than likely, even if the factory bushings are adjustable, they are probably turned to max. camber or close to it anyway. You probably won't gain much, if any. Not to mention you'll be screwing up your caster and toe-in at the same time. Having your toe-in screwed up will wear the tires faster than the camber problem you have now.

 

[adsm08]

Factory bushings are round with a centered hole. No adjustment.

Even if you have the adjustables in already you still need to take it to an alignment shop and get it done there. Without the alignment machine to tell you, or the proper training, you won't know if you are moving in the right direction or not. You also won't know how far to go, when to stop, or anything like that.

Alignment is a thing of finesse, fractions of an inch make a huge difference in you angles.

 

[4x4junkie]

Factory bushings are round with a centered hole. No adjustment.

Not always (infact rarely).

However I agree, they're probably already set for close to whatever maximum they will allow. Messing around with them (especially without making sure there isn't some other issue with your frontend) could be opening a huge can of worms.