ok guys,i had a leveling kit installed on my truck yesterday and then the front end aligned.i had to replace my struts anyway,so i did the leveling kit too.all this was done at the dealer.they installed the leveling kit for the bubble,cant complain there! and the truck looks great now.well here is the problem,the left side camber is not set right.they said that its out.looking at the alignment sheet its not even close.question is what can be done to fix it? here is what it says on the sheet: before-0.7 actual-0.7 ( NO CHANGE) SPECIFIED RANGE--0.4 TO 0.6. these numbers are in degrees. any and all your help would be greatly apriciated!! yellowram!
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I dont know much about alignments and cambers honestly but what I do know is I have my 04 that I just did a 3'' spindle lift and 2'' coil spacer and had an alignment done and they got it set right. Does that make any sense to what your issues are?
to set your camber there are cams on your lower control arms where they attach to the crossmember.. i wouldnt go screwing with them unless you have the truck hooked up to an alignment machine.. I used to do alot of alignments at the last shop where i worked and the smallest adjustment makes a big difference on the machine!!
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08 - 1500 QC 5.7
AirAid CAI, Straight pipe dumped under the box, Clear Recon LED Cab Lights, Big Rig Running Lights, Superchips 3815 Running 91 Octane tune, PA Body Lift.
thanks guys.dodgethunder,thats what i was thinking! but shouldnt the dealer know that? LOL im thinking that the tech ran out of time and didnt want to deal with adjusting it.there are two adjusters on each side right? are they connected together or are they separate.well i guess ill have to go back to the dealer and have a talk with them about it,thanks guys for your help. yellowram
yah the dealership should know that.. probably just lazy.. it takes a good 15 mins just to get the machine all set up and get the heads on the tires.. and another 15 to take it all off.. the shop i worked at just charged out an automatic hour on all aligments... there should be 2 cams on each lower control arm.. one front and one rear.. cause if theres only 1 then your gonna screw up the caster when you adjust the camber.. .. and when they adjust the camber its gonna throw your toe outta whack with the pull/push on the tie rod ends.. thats why i wouldnt screw with it, ive seen ppl do there own on older trucks with a tape measure but i wouldnt try that..
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08 - 1500 QC 5.7
AirAid CAI, Straight pipe dumped under the box, Clear Recon LED Cab Lights, Big Rig Running Lights, Superchips 3815 Running 91 Octane tune, PA Body Lift.
I just did my level about a week ago and yesterday took it in an had it aligned. They adjusted the camber and the left side was towed and they fixed that as well.
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AIRRAID CAI~Hella's~Recon Brake Lights~Westin Nerf Bars~Hell Bent 2.5" level kit~3" Body Lift~Diablo Predator~GrillCraft Grill~Halo Headlights~BBK Shorties~DMH~Magnaflow Mufflers
thanks for the info dodgethunder,illbe taking it back tomorrow to have them see if they can fix it.butch1581,well i took the truck in for some front end thumping,they replaced the bushings on the sway bar links,and said that i needed new struts.i still have a little bit of a thump in the front though too.ill be asking them about that too!!! i dont have the front end wobble either,i was reallt concerned about that too but i dont have any problems.i do really like the look of the truck now,as soon as i can figure out how to load pictures i will post them. again thanks guys for all your help!! by the i did the hell bent steel kit,and its the 2" kit! i do still have a little bit of a nose down, but im good with that.really looks sharp!!!
you are right, with just the level your truck looks completely different. I loved it post some pics soon. Easiest way I found to do it is on tinypic.com. You can upload them into the size you want to be able to post your pics.
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AIRRAID CAI~Hella's~Recon Brake Lights~Westin Nerf Bars~Hell Bent 2.5" level kit~3" Body Lift~Diablo Predator~GrillCraft Grill~Halo Headlights~BBK Shorties~DMH~Magnaflow Mufflers
well i took it back to the dealer today to see if they can mess with it and get it in line again! i hope so because i dont want to have to take it to another alignment shop.ill try that picture thing as soon as i can.thanks dedogg! so you did the hell bent steel lift too?? cool! well ill keep everyone posted on what happens!
level kit and front end alignment?
