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1998 1500 4x4 camber adjustment

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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 02:32 AM
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Default 1998 1500 4x4 camber adjustment

Any one got any ideas on fixing the front wheel camber of a 1998 4x4. If nothing else any ideas on swapping back to leaf springs?
 
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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ummm, what does leaf springs have to do with the camber being off, either a ball joint is ball (good chance) or the axle tubing is bent...
 
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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Everyone i have talked to has said that i can't adjust the camber and that if the wheel is leaning in at the top then i have to replace the entire axle housing. Which apparently will run me around 1500$ Several people have told me that these dodge axles have a bad habit of going bad like this. If that is the case i would just as soon go to a heavier duty axle. If i am going to go that far, i would just as soon switch back to a front leaf spring design.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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I gotta ask,what is your leaf spring obcession?? I mean, if you ripped a control arm mount off or something, i could see, but WHY woudl you got bad that primative?? As for heavier duty?? get a dana 60 front from a 3/4 or 1 ton truck, direct bolt in and be done! Oh you CAN get ball joints,that have camber adjsut in the from Napa.... don'
t tel me I cant, cause I have seen them used on 3 seperate trucks...
 
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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Thanks for the info on the adjustable balljoints! I finally found a shop here who will admit they can get them.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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Thanks again for the help!!!
 
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