Is the camber adjustable on the solid axle Dana 44 on my '79 F150? I haven't had it checked yet, but just eyeballing it tells me that it is way too positive to the point it is really noticable. From what I remember of my first 79, they had a tendency to go negative when you bent the axle tubes.

Anyway, I didn't see an adjustment but I thought I'd ask here before spending money at an alignment shop for nothing.

Thanks in advance!

john

 

I believe that your truck uses c-bushings between the axle and the radius arms to maintain alignment. These c-bushings can be obtained with various amounts of offset to fix your alignment problem.

Check out the Sykjacker web site for a description of what's available.

Lou Braun

 

You're thinking of Caster. Positive Camber is when the top of the wheel sticks out farther than the bottom. Like the TTB axles if you put a jack under the front diff an then raise it up a couple extra inches.

I don't have the specs in front of me, but my guess is that the Camber should be 0 degrees.

John

 

I have seen a few with a slight shim between the knuckle and the spindle. I don't know if you can get those at the dealer, parts store or what, but they are out there. Ted

 

Camber is not adjustable on your straight axle, it is set by the design of the axle yokes and steering knuckles. Bad ball joints will usually cause negative camber (tires leaning in at the top). The C-bushings do adjust caster angle like Lou alluded to. You shouldn't need anything other than the stock C-bushings unless your truck has been lifted. Worn out C-bushings can throw off the alignment as well as cause the whole frontend to be loose and the truck to wander all over the road. If your C-bushings are bad, replace your radius arm end and tracking arm bushings too, as they are probably just as worn out and contribute equally to wandering. If your truck has been lifted alot, the C-bushings may not be enough to correct for it and you may need radius arm drop brackets, and a tracking arm drop bracket as well. Keeping the tracking arm at the stock angle keeps the truck from 'dog-tracking' down the road (going down the road a little sideways). A drop pitman arm will re-center your steering after the lift.