Caster Camber troubles again
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From: cleve,oh
Caster Camber troubles again
1987 f150 4.9l lariat 2 wheel driveso far I have replaced upper and lower ball joints on both sides and put new springs on and still leaning in at the top pretty bad auto parts store told me that they sell degreed collars for the top of the ball joint but I want to fix the problem not duct tape and bubble gum it now where the twin I beams connect to the frame in the center the guy got me confused he says the sell degree bolts for that too I was wondering if that was true or did I confuse what he was saying?I really need to get this fixed because I need front end alignment my tires are wore bad on the outsides and I have new set to put on but I cant until I resolve this problem can anyone give me some advice should I take it to the shop and have them fix it ?
Last edited by cbslayer; Jul 18, 2007 at 07:55 PM. Reason: year model and 2 wheel drive
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Your upper ball joint should have fit into an alignment collar putting collars in with different angles will adjust camber and that is your problem because if your caster is off that will not make your tires wear unevenly because caster cannot cause tire wear
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