Alignment Issue

Discussion in 'Suspension/Chassis' started by Henry, Feb 4, 2020.

  1. Henry

    Henry Enthusiast

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    I recently replaced the upper ball joint that was making all kinds of weird noises and now everything feels a lot smoother on the road. However, I did notice that the drivers front wheel is toe'd in a little. I assumed the weirdness in the steering was due to the failing upper ball joint, but now I see it's probably due to the toe issue.

    I don't see how this can be adjusted on my truck. The passenger wheel looks perfect.
     
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    Tie rods adjust the toe
     
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    I meant to say camber, nor tow. It currently has a bit of negative camber and I don't see an obvious way to adjust this to match the pass side. Is it possible the lower ball joint is damaged as well and creates negative camber?
     
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    these get aligned by adding shims between the UCA cross shaft and the mount. More shims= more negative, less shims obviously more positive. Just be careful messing with it because it will also change caster
     

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