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Old 03-28-2009, 10:44 PM
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Ok guys so i just put my lift and tires on now my drivers side tire looks cambered in the outside on the tire is off the ground. Also i hear a clicking coming from that side and I am wondering what my problem is. Anybody have an idea. Thanks alot. Maybe its just toed-in alot idk yet.
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yes, bad ball joints can cause camber issues.
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well i think that might be what it is. Is there anyway to tell if its bad?
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have some one turn the steering wheal while you look

you will see movement it might not be much
or you can jack it up and hold the tier top to bottom and see if you can get movement
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jack up axle. try and move the tire. if it moves, bad ball joints/hubs
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well i changed the u-joints out and it still clicks.
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then its either hubs or ball joints..
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Ok guys so i just put my lift and tires on now my drivers side tire looks cambered in the outside on the tire is off the ground. Also i hear a clicking coming from that side and I am wondering what my problem is. Anybody have an idea. Thanks alot. Maybe its just toed-in alot idk yet.
you need to adjust the toe when you do a lift it will be off from the angle of the tie rods. go to an alignment shop have it aligned this should correct your toe problem. as for the ball joints just fallow mikes advice. but if your toe is out much it will look like you have a camber problem. as for the tick noise when does it happen
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yeh to check the ball joints u need to jack it up on the axle so it is loaded, and when does the clicking seem to occur? i have never seen a balljoint cause a noise liek that, and if all of this started after the lift i would go and get it aligned and go from there
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