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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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Default My camber is all wrong after lift.

I just installed my 4.5" lift and 33 tires on my XJ once i put it back on the ground and looked at it i noticed that my front tires are kicked out at the bottom. WHy would my camber be off now? I am running new fixed lower arms and stock uppers and an adjustable track bar
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 10:12 PM
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Whats your caster at? If your caster is off that can also mess with your camber. Also, I assume that you are running a rim with less backspace now? It could be because you have more strain on your ball joints and they are showing signs of wear they werent before.
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 10:45 PM
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My camber seems to be fine i think i am a little in the dark when it comes to caster, camber and toe so how do i check the caster? I am running 1.25" wheel spacers and TJ canyon wheels
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 11:35 PM
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The toe is out of wack and toed way in making it look like a camber problem.
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
The toe is out of wack and toed way in making it look like a camber problem.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 03:29 AM
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With a solid axle, you shouldn't have any camber to adjust. If it exists, your axle tube is bent. You will likely end up wearing out bearings and shafts.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
The toe is out of wack and toed way in making it look like a camber problem.
this is most likely the problem
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 06:54 AM
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That makes the most sense of anything I have read so far. I have been all over the Internet for a day looking for causes. I know my axel is not bent because before the lift I had no camber issue and before the lift I had checked my ball joints for play and found none. So I guess next step is to take it for an alignment
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 06:58 AM
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Sorry. I assumed you already adjusted your toe in and toe out which is always a must after modifying suspension.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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I was going to adjust the toe but then I noticed that my wheels were like that so I was a bit confused since I assumed there was no way to adjust camber. I didn't know that a lack of toe adjustment could make it look like bad camber.
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