Bad camber issue

[Comangi]

So I know this topic has come up, but I'm 90% sure i don't have a bent axle tube, so I am wondering whats the best way to correct my camber?

 

 

As you can see, I've got some really bad camber. The tires are pointed inward at the bottom. if the axle was bent, they'd be inward at the top. so what can I do to fix this?

 

As an aside, I was looking around, and I saw that my spring contacts the spindle, what's up with that? Is that normal?

 

 

Thanks for your help!

[Eagle]

I don't see any issue from your photos. What is your camber?

[Rockfrog]

Couple scenario's there.

1. You have a bent axle. It's bent in the opposite to the usual manner likely from someone at some point coming down on something solid.

2. You have a bent axle, and someone improperly installed some adjustable ball joints.

3. The toe is improperly set and this makes the tires looks cockeyed due to the relation to also improper caster. Causing excessive outside tire wear. This is the most likely.

 

As for the springs hitting the axle C's (not spindles, those are in the bearing hub and have a big nut on the end) ...

Either the C's are bent, or the spring is not seated properly in the spring seat (lift the truck, let the axle hang and try to turn the spring back into position). But they are fairly close in relation to each other regardless.

 

There are a couple other possibles in both cases, but that should get you started.

[Comangi]

Thanks for the feedback.

 

Eagle: I don't know any of my alignment measurements, I want to know what's going on before I take it to get aligned. Don't want an expensive surprise!

 

Rockfrog: What do I do to diagnose this? Any input on how I figure out if anything is bent?

 

do you think the outer tire wear is not camber, but a toe issue?

 

I'll try to get some front-on pictures of the jeep so you can see how the tires are aligned.

[Eagle]

Eagle: I don't know any of my alignment measurements, I want to know what's going on before I take it to get aligned. Don't want an expensive surprise!

 

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I'll try to get some front-on pictures of the jeep so you can see how the tires are aligned.

You can't see how it's aligned from photos. A difference of one degree or two degrees is not going to show up in a photo, nor is a difference of an eighth of an inch plus or minus on toe-in -- but those are the numbers you neeed to know what's going on. The ONLY way to figure out what's wrong with your alignment is to put it on an alignment rack and get accurate readings for caster, camber, and toe-in.

[87Warrior]

Take the truck to a tire shop and ask them to check the alignment, but not perform one. They will give you a printed report of your front end measurements. I had the local Firestone do this for my wife's Camry since after 220k miles the alignment has never been checked or altered. It was still within specs.

[Rockfrog]

Toe-in can be measure with a simple tape measure and some chalk (if you want to get basic about it).

I usually add in a level, and a carpenter square. So I can mark both side of the tire more accurately. I do my own alignments, have for the last 5yrs, and can honestly say I have gotten pretty damn good at it. At many points in my MJ and XJ builds I have done several re-aligns a week.

Caster can be checked with an angle finder off the front face of the differential (with a little math).

Camber is non adjustable in any way stock, and if it is out of spec, the ball joints are traded or the axle is bent.

Although a rack is nice it is not entirely needed for these vehicles. There are only a few means of adjustment and not the mass amount of wear pints typical of a modern passenger car. A jeep is a fairly simple animal.