Front axle Camber?
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Front axle Camber?
Now that my tires are essentially at the end of their serviceable life, and if I look at my front tires at just the right angle, I think I could talk myself into saying "whoa, I've got some negative camber issues going on up here", buuuuuut it's a solid front axle.....how can it have camber adjustments?
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Camber is set with the ball joint sleeve, just like the caster is. Camber spec is -0.6 to +0.9. Even at 0.0, the outside of the front tire may have more wear and will cup due to braking. Mud terrains on a heavy truck will exhibit this even more.
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Thanks Justin, guess I'll bring 'er in for an alignment after I throw the new tires on. I might have some inner treadwear, due to a negative camber issue.
Alignments are ridiculously expensive, for what I know them to be,
but what'r ya gonna do?
Alignments are ridiculously expensive, for what I know them to be,
but what'r ya gonna do?
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No no, ~$100 isn't a killer, guess what I should've said was that the "industry standard" dictates that either the service technician or the driver, is gonna get hosed.
Back in the day, I could do a $69 alignment on an Accord in all of 10-15 minutes, 5 of that was hanging the lasers. Conversely, my old Toyota Supra had camber/caster/toe adjustments on the frontend, AND camber and toe adjustments on the independent rear axle. It was one of the most involved alignments out there, and took every bit of an hour or more. My commission was the same regardless. So if you're the Honda driver, you're getting the shaft. If you're the Toyota alignment tech, you're getting the shaft....
I guess I could keep rambling, but I hope everyone understands by now. There are "easy" alignments, and "difficult" alignments. Our trucks are "easy", yet, I'll pay a fixed (read: overinflated) price, because that's just what the industry supports
Back in the day, I could do a $69 alignment on an Accord in all of 10-15 minutes, 5 of that was hanging the lasers. Conversely, my old Toyota Supra had camber/caster/toe adjustments on the frontend, AND camber and toe adjustments on the independent rear axle. It was one of the most involved alignments out there, and took every bit of an hour or more. My commission was the same regardless. So if you're the Honda driver, you're getting the shaft. If you're the Toyota alignment tech, you're getting the shaft....
I guess I could keep rambling, but I hope everyone understands by now. There are "easy" alignments, and "difficult" alignments. Our trucks are "easy", yet, I'll pay a fixed (read: overinflated) price, because that's just what the industry supports
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