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Old 01-18-2006 | 12:42 AM
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need someone who knows about alignments

Ok so today I went to Goodyear to have my truck aligned and when they put it on the thing to do the alignment it came up with these measurements LEFT FRONT CAMBER -0.4 CROSS CAMBER 0.5 RIGHT FRONT CAMBER -0.9 LEFT FRONT CASTER 1.5 CROSS CASTER -0.2 RIGHT FRONT CASTER 1.7 LEFT FRONT TOE -0.25 TOTAL TOE -0.61 RIGHT FRONT TOE -0.36 Out of the 6 points to align it they could only do two, Left and Right toe because I didnt have adjustable ball joints. Can someone please help me out here or tell me how far these are off. I am going to take it to another shop to see what they say. Thanks in advance guys
Old 01-18-2006 | 07:10 AM
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Dana makes ofset sleeves to move the ball joint. The aftermarket does too.
Make sure they disconnect the sway bar too. It can preload the tires.
The shop can change the caster, either with adjustable ball joints or with the lower link adjusters.
Old 01-18-2006 | 09:37 AM
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You have a solid axle, so your camber shouldn't be off. The numbers aren't way off, but before doing adjustments, you should find out WHY they are off. Did they check your ball joints for play? Loose ball joints will throw the camber off, and are a common wear point on Rams. Make sure these guys know what they are doing, since slightly loose ball joints can be a little tricky to see, and if they just grab the wheel and yank it around, they'll never see it. If you have access to a jack, you can check them yourself. The best way is to have a long prybar, at least 3'. Jack up one tire until the pry bar just barely fits under it, then, while watching the ball joints, pry UP from under the tire. If there is any movement of the knuckle, then you have a worn joint.

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Old 01-18-2006 | 08:51 PM
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I have not checked the ball joints so I will do that and let you know what I find. Thanks guys
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