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is my alignment okay to drive 400+ miles?

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by anthony250f, May 15, 2012.

  1. May 15, 2012 at 6:29 PM
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    anthony250f

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    so i messed my alignment up on the gorman run, i have to drive to palm desert tommaro so i decided to get my alignment today, these are the numbers i got

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    camber -0.7
    caster 2.8
    toe 0.05

    right

    camber -1.7
    caster 2.6
    toe 0.05

    seems like the camber is really low :( , what should i do? i just dont wanna fry my brand new tires
     
  2. May 15, 2012 at 8:19 PM
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  3. May 15, 2012 at 8:26 PM
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  4. May 15, 2012 at 8:33 PM
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    haha looks like your getting lots of help anthony.... lol :mad:
    i say if you just had an alignment done today that you should be fine haha
     
  5. May 15, 2012 at 8:34 PM
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    You should be just fine.
     
  6. May 15, 2012 at 8:38 PM
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    my last alignment i had them at like .2* they said the castor and camber are maxed out....i need to replace my tie rods, the have like no grease in them.
     
  7. May 15, 2012 at 8:41 PM
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    it drives good haha, but i hate that damn feeling when im turning into or out of a driveway...feels like the wheels are shaking
     
  8. May 15, 2012 at 8:43 PM
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    haha lol. i hate things like that i get like super worried about things breaking and become super paranoid
     
  9. May 15, 2012 at 8:50 PM
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    haha yeah! it def looks like my tire is pointed in.
     
  10. May 15, 2012 at 8:56 PM
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    do any jumping at gorman?
     
  11. May 15, 2012 at 8:58 PM
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  12. May 15, 2012 at 9:04 PM
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    the shaking has nothing to do with alignment. and camber doesnt cause the tire to wear rapidly camber causes the tire to wear unevenly. toe being out of spec will cause the tire wear rapidly. but with that camber split your truck should be pulling left. camber pulls to the most positive side when your camber split is more then .5

    but all in all to answer your question your good man dont worry about your tires wearing out just keep rotating them
     
  13. May 15, 2012 at 9:07 PM
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    i bought the firestone lifetime alignment, so im gonna replace the tie rods and have them re do it. it drove straight, but i didnt pay to much attension
     
  14. May 15, 2012 at 9:09 PM
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    btw, jump was prettyy awesome!
     
  15. May 15, 2012 at 9:11 PM
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    thanks man, haha didnt mean for it to be that bad, all 4 tires hit somewhere on the fenders. ucas hit the fenders also. my fender got pushed into the door. also broke both front clips on the flares.
     
  16. May 15, 2012 at 9:14 PM
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    if it drives straight i honestly wouldnt worry about it just keep rotating your tires with every oil change..
     
  17. May 15, 2012 at 9:14 PM
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    haha damm! well time for some better bumps? was BA though! it seems like clips are meant to be broken anyways hah but truck still good? nothing completely busted right?
     
  18. May 15, 2012 at 9:17 PM
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    yeah everything looked fine, nothing looked bent or broken, haha i need some better bumps, i need some fiberglass fenders. the tires are big
     
  19. May 15, 2012 at 9:20 PM
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    ya u got spindles so flares would look good
     
  20. May 15, 2012 at 10:08 PM
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    Haha damn u gotta lot of air! I messed up my alignment pretty bad at pismo too. Damn cliff came out of nowhere :mad: haha
     

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