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Jan 11, 2004 | 10:38 AM

95f150

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negative camber problems

My 95 f150 has negative camber on the front end and it looks pretty bad. Tires look like this / \ . I brought it into the shop to get repaired ($600) and they added large shims above my ball joints. It helped a little but surely not enough. Specs say it should be at 0.25 degress negative but im sitting around 3.5 degrees on both tires. They say i may have bent suspension parts or my coil springs are tired and sagging. Does it make sense if my springs were sagging in a bit that my tires would lean in? There is a 4" suspension lift. So i take it the springs are 4" taller. When i look at my truck the rear end seems slightly higher than the front. My shocks (dual shocks) are beat up pretty bad. Someone told me that my shocks might be stuck in the down position (Procomp shocks) Make sense? Any suggestions on new shocks for a 4" lift? Or how about coil springs, are the adjustable spacers better than the extended coil?

Thanks for your time

95 f150
4x4
short box, reg cab
5 speed manual
4" suspension lift, 3" body
35" x 12.5" tires
3.55's

Jan 11, 2004 | 01:33 PM

bosshoss

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Hey, as the truck front end sags lower the tires will lean in at the top, and cause a negitive camber. check your ride hight, i am not sure where on the 95 F150, but i would guess at the 4 corners of the frame. Make sure the tires have the same air pressure, and are the same size. Remove any load from the truck or this will effect your messurements. The front end shop should have done this. good luck

Jan 11, 2004 | 01:42 PM

Dr No

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3.5 degrees neg. when the spect. is .25 is a serious problem.
I suspect the front axle or frame is bent.

Mike

Jan 11, 2004 | 02:18 PM

95f150

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My frame did have a little twist in it by the drivers side radius arm. It was a minor twist. Got it fixed and it was pretty well back to normal. I had this camber before i smacked a huge rock and twisted er.

Jan 11, 2004 | 06:32 PM

mrwizard

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What kind of lift kit do you have? There was a Tough Country 4" lift on my '95 when I bought it, and I had the same kind of camber issues. The axle drop brackets looked like they actually dropped the pivots too far, essentially providing less ground clearance and causing the camber problems. I ended up replacing the axle brackets with new ones from Superlift, and having some really serious bushings put in the ball joints. I't still not perfect, but it's much better than before.