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Jun 19, 2009 | 04:36 PM

twister2gt

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2wd camber adjustment

Does anybody know how to adjust camber on a 89 f250. I put the 33's on it and noticed that my camber has been off. looked on google couldnt find anything on it.

Jun 19, 2009 | 07:14 PM

jr32560

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best to take it to a shop-if my memory serves me right you change it by using different cams or shims!

Jun 26, 2009 | 11:19 AM

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You can order offset bushings that go into the top of the spindle. You do have to estimate how much camber correction you need because they make different offsets based on how many degrees you are off. You can get a magnetic gauge off of eBay and set it yourself if you know how to do that. That's how I did mine when I lifted it.

Jun 26, 2009 | 11:34 AM

Diesel_Brad

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How did you put 33"s on a 2wd? Body lift? Save yourself time and money and take to an alignment shop[

Jun 26, 2009 | 02:08 PM

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Take it to an alignment shop and have them tell you how many degees the camber is off. The inspection should be a free one. Mine was off 1.3 degrees on either side. Had to take the front shafts and stuff out to get the cambers off, but by turning them around, they were back in the green again when i got the thing checked again. They sell 4-5 different camber shims for these trucks. You may get lucky and be able to get the cambers off just by taking off the top nut.

Jun 26, 2009 | 02:09 PM

Diesel_Brad

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I wish i had your alignment shop. Just for any of the ones around here charge $75 just to pull it on the rack

Jun 26, 2009 | 02:59 PM

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I wish i had your alignment shop. Just for any of the ones around here charge $75 just to pull it on the rack.

That's why I did my own. I was getting quoted $200 including the parts for a shop to do it. I've been aligning my own using a tape measure (toe only of course) for 25 years so I figured I could handle this. That was 60K miles ago and no tire wear issues. You can do it, pay the $75-100 for the proper tools and parts ONE TIME and then be able to do it yourself forever. Ignore caster and just set camber and toe and you will be good. Caster does not effect tire wear anyway, the only reason you would need to worry about caster is if your truck will not hold the road when you get done.

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Jun 26, 2009 | 03:14 PM

Diesel_Brad

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I'm curious. What tools do you buy to set camber? I know alighnment racks are in the 20-30k price range(for a cheap one). What do you use to compare? And caster has alot to do w an alighnment, its called wheel return

Jun 26, 2009 | 03:17 PM

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Here is the tool I bought for camber:

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/p..._Camber_Gauges

I was able to order the offset bushings for camber alignment from Advance Auto Parts.

I also bought this for toe (I used to use a tape measure but this easier):

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30167

Jun 26, 2009 | 03:27 PM

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Diesel_Brad

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I'm sorry. for the toe, yes tape measure will work in a bind. and for the camber, you have no way to let the tire "float" to get an accurate reading. There again, if you are in a jam, it will work.

I have doe close to 2-300 alighnments on a rack. And there is a reason for the rack... I could just eye up the tires and get it "close". But my tires are 200+ a piece. Im not going to fool around w a 150 alighnment

Jun 29, 2009 | 09:02 AM

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I have doe close to 2-300 alighnments on a rack. And there is a reason for the rack... I could just eye up the tires and get it "close". But my tires are 200+ a piece. Im not going to fool around w a 150 alighnment.

That is your prerogative. But to say there is "no way" is too strong. You mean "no way you can think of." You can make simple turnplates by interleaving sheets of wax paper and newspaper if you think you gotta have it, or you can buy turnplates at Harbor Freight, but I don't find them necessary unless I am setting caster where the tire must be turned thru it's entire radius. Like I said, I've been aligning mine by myself without a rack for 25 years or so and I have never once had a tire wear issue. My current alignment is over 60K miles old and the tires wear just fine, thank you very much. One of the great things about TIB is, once you get it right, it holds alignment very well.

Front-end alignment on these trucks is hardly an exact science, with or without a rack.