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Alignment issue: cam bolts not the same

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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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I was just crawling under my truck today and noticed the cam bolts on the lower control arms are not adjusted the same. Shouldn't they be? I found alignment specs on dodgeram.org and it said they should be. But I don't know which one is correct and which to adjust. I just had it aligned after the new tires and they obviously didn't do anything with the bolts cause the mud was still caked on from a few weeks ago. Anybody know?
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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Would somebody please just check their cam bolt positions and let me know what the stock location is? Thank you
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Just crawled under my 99 1500 here is what I have. 1st pic is drivers and 2nd is pass. Hope is helps.
 

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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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It does. Thank you. Yours aren't the same either but they are much closer than mine.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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They will not be in the exact same position because your truck does not sit perfectly level. Having your gas tank, driver, and battery on the same side add more weight to the driver side. Your springs can also settle at different rates. In addition to that, an alignment tech will typically adjust caster to be lower on the right to compensate for crowned roads. In reality though that adjustment is very slight and is a poor way to adjust caster.
 
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