01-03-2012, 10:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: South of nowhere, Oklahoma
Name: AL
Age: 55
Posts: 397
Ram Year: 2000
Engine: magnum, 5.9
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Originally Posted by V8 MopaRamling
to start, my trucks got a 5" suspension lift on it. iv'e noticed that the front tires are cambered in (negative camber) and have no clue on what to do to get them straight up. iv'e been told by some mechanics that these trucks have no camber adjustments at all, only toe. now my question is this, is it true? they also said that the only way for me to get my wheels to sit straight up, i would need off-set ball joints. again, is it true? please elaborate on this and help a confused dude out. i don't need to be tearing up my new mud tires with an out-of-alignment truck. 
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Ok...I have questions for you.  Is your "camber" causing unusual wear? A lot of folks think thier camber is off but the it ends up being a toe issue. Too much toe in will set your tires in a negative camber look. You need a proper amount of toe so when your vehicle is in motion, your wheels acrtually straighten out.
You don't want your tires "straight up" If you could set them that way, you'd see a noticable amount of wear on your inner/outer tread as your tire rides on that part of the tread everytime your turn. Your handling at speed would be fatally poor.
You can buy adjustable ball joints to adjust your camber, but unless you've been in an accident or damaged your axle in some matter you shouldn't need them. Did your alignment guy say you needed them? I'd seek a second opinion. Maybe your ball joints are shot. That would increase camber!
I might consider adjustable joints if you are running LARGE tires on highly offset (positive) wheels. But your axles "C"s which your ball joints are set into are preset for proper camber. It should work for 95% of us.
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Last edited by Okiespaniel; 01-04-2012 at 09:59 PM.
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