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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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I just bought a new set of axles for a trailer I am building and these axles have a slight bow to them and I am trying to decide if this bow is for toe in or for camber I think it is for toe in since when you position the axle so the wires for the brakes are up the axle would give toe in but I wanted to know for sure before I welded the perches on
 
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Some trailer axles are built with positve camber, so when the trailer is loaded the tires have 0 camber. I'm not sure why you would want toe-in on non-steering wheels.

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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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the arch is for camber, the arch needs to be at the top of the axle when installed.
 
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thats what I did put them at the top and that was my first thought but then i wasnt for sure so I figured i would ask
 
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