I just bought a 79 long bed with a good runnin' 454 in it and I am sondering if there is a way I can adjust the camber on it by myself. the passs tire is leaning in at the top and out at the bottom. I can do most anything on the truck just have never tried this before and not sure how to do it. any help would be great BLewis
are you sure it is not a wheel bearing? I have never adjusted that before so I am not sure if you can or how... sorry
it can be done, you will need to pick up a caster/camber alignment gauge at your local spped shop, you will also need the caster coaster gauge and 2 yard sticks, i don't remember the specs. but you can call you local frame shop and get them. Jesse Hazell Chevy Duty Tech.
i have a camber problem to. my inside tire tread is wearing and the only way to fix it to my knowledge is to get the axle housing bent.
764x4kid, if you have a 4x4 you don't need to bend the axle tube to set the camber. I used to and still have a bunch of these items, there is a shim kit that goes behind the spindle housing to correct the camber on a 4x4, there are different degree of thickness so you have to know what the camber reading is and select the correct shim or sometimes 2 shims to correct usually only the right side camber problem. In all the years I installed these I only had to shim the left side once. When installing these you have to know what configuration the spindle is as they have what is called a Lazy 6 or Standing 6, this along with the camber angle sets up what shim(s) to use. When installed all you need to do is reset toe in to specs and be off. I never had a repeat customer after installing the shim(s) except for if they traded vehicles and I did their new one. If interested and you can get me the info on what the camber is and weither it is a Standing 6 or Lazy 6 configuration I would sell you a shim(s) $43 each. They do also market a shim for the IFS that goes at the top of the strut and it is said to adjust the camber and toe at the same time, I never have tired this.
