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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Positive camber

I just installed my 2inch coil spring spacers that look awesome ....im just worryed about my tires waring down fast with the positive camber....how can I fix this? Would tire kingdom do it?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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Install a camber kit. They are available at most auto part stores or through Broncograveyard. Any half way decent shop can do it.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Beatertruck
Install a camber kit. They are available at most auto part stores or through Broncograveyard. Any half way decent shop can do it.
is it hard to do yourself?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 10:06 PM
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It's not hard but you need a tool to measure camber. You can get one from a racing supply house for about $75 or so. Set it as close to 0 degrees as you can get.

You will also need offset bushings to be able to adjust it. You can get these pretty cheap from rockauto.com but you need to know what your current bushing offset is and also what camber reading you have currently, so you know how much correction you need.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by jas88
It's not hard but you need a tool to measure camber. You can get one from a racing supply house for about $75 or so. Set it as close to 0 degrees as you can get.

You will also need offset bushings to be able to adjust it. You can get these pretty cheap from rockauto.com but you need to know what your current bushing offset is and also what camber reading you have currently, so you know how much correction you need.
ok so i took it to tire kingdom and they said that my camber is way to far out to have them fix ....they said the driver side was out 4 degrees and passenger side was 1 degree.....then i went to an offroad shop and they said they can order me some pro comp adjustable bushings ..which is gonna cost me another $60 plus alignment
 
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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positive camber on 89 f250

hello i have recently lifted my 89 f250 4x4 and after setting it down after the lift was installed i had noticed that the front driver side tire had a huge positive camber, what can i do to fix this problem ?
 
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by northy17
hello i have recently lifted my 89 f250 4x4 and after setting it down after the lift was installed i had noticed that the front driver side tire had a huge positive camber, what can i do to fix this problem ?
I took out my 2 inch coils and put a 6 inch lift on my truck about 3 months ago all you gotta do is get new camber bushing and take it for an alignment.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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i have been having trouble getting the camber bushing out after removing the cotter pin and nut from the top, it seems to be seized in there, any suggestions ? or how did yours come out.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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You need to know what your caster and camber is now so youcan calculate where to put the adjustable bushing in. The best thing to do is take it to an alignment shop and have them do it.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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A good alignment shop can install adjustable bushings and do a proper alignment. If its not put a machine to take proper measurements, its a guess. Tires are to expensive to guess. You can save some money and install the bushings yourself but take it in for a tech to adjust properly.

I use a chisel as a wedge, on the edge of the bushings to force it out(between the lip of the bushing and the top of the knuckle). The front tire must be off the ground to relieve the pressure from the ball joint. Use penetrating oil to loosen it up.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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Double post. Cant figure out how to delete.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 10:17 PM
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You dont put the bushings in then adjust them... you put them in with the proper orientation to correct caster and camber. There is no need to replac your current bushings with adjustable ones, the alignment tech will have to remove them again to get them oriented correctly.
 
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