95 f 150 camber problem
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95 f 150 camber problem
I have a 95 f 150 which I recently added a 4" lift to the rear axle and put all new shocks and coil springs in the front for a 4" lift and the radius arm drop brackets and cross member The rims and tyres were 35x15x12.5 BFGoodridge mud terrain on american racing rims. But then I discovered a camber problem with the front wheels laying out at the top. Any sugestions as to how to remidy this the cheapest way possible. Thanks any help would be greatly appreicated,
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Originally Posted by handyman43358
heyyyy could that be why the tires on my truck still lean out a little although i put new balljoints in?
I believe superlift or skyjacker also have them.
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Wait lemme rephrase that. The truck drives straight as can be. No pulling either way. It just looks like the bottom of the tires are pushed out still....like this when u look at it from the front / \..... but not as much as they were before.
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Doesn't matter what the truck drives like, sometimes they can drive perfectly straight because the toe is correct, but wear tires cause the camber is wrong. If you install ball joints you need to have it re-aligned. 
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Also, anytime the height of the vehicle is changed, either up or down, it needs an alignment.
I put my lift kit on and my alignment was still ok, i wanted to wait 5-6 months for the springs to settle anyway, then i had ball joint replacement coming, and then the truck was stored for a new engine. I havn't ever gotten an alignment on my truck, but now that i put the 393/zf in, I lost about an inch in my front suspension, and it's wandering all over the place. Time to go for me too
I put my lift kit on and my alignment was still ok, i wanted to wait 5-6 months for the springs to settle anyway, then i had ball joint replacement coming, and then the truck was stored for a new engine. I havn't ever gotten an alignment on my truck, but now that i put the 393/zf in, I lost about an inch in my front suspension, and it's wandering all over the place. Time to go for me too
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When I put the 2" taller coils and 31"s on my f150 I had to get bigger alignment cams. I think they are 2-3 degree as mustangGT221 said vs. the 1 stock. My wheels look like: \ / from the front view. I had it realigned 20,000 ago when I put it on and they said the springs would settle but its still off a little bit, even with the new cams. So I just keep my tires rotated every 10,000 and all seems fine.
I see they sell those I beam drop brackets in JCWhitney, I wonder if those are any good vs. the ball joint alignment cams... ?
I see they sell those I beam drop brackets in JCWhitney, I wonder if those are any good vs. the ball joint alignment cams... ?
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i did a rancho 4" and it took 3 deg shims and it went right back to perfect, i used the superlift adjustable shims, and took it to get aligned, the kit i got had drop brackets,extended radius arms, add a leafs, with 35" meats and 4" you might have to do some fender trim'm if you run 'em at full stuff alot they may rub a little