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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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strait axle camber???

driver side tire is wore out on one side and passenger side is beging t do the same so...can you change strait axle camber or is something in my fron end goin out???
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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Start by checking your front axle, see if it is bent.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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nah there aint nothin bent under the front
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Could his trunion bearings be bad?
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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it would be more like toe if it wearing your tires bad....camber on a solid front axel isnt likely unless some front end parts are worn out.....i would go somewhere that does free alignment check and see if its out any
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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i've called every tire place in my town and they say they dont even mess with strait axles... messe up i know!
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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Hmmm... mines straight aswell, and it looks like the tortions have been cranked a bit.. everythings brand new just did a SAS
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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nah there aint nothin bent under the front
How do you know this? Just because you cannot see it by eye does not mean it is not bent. Actually the axle could be bent enough to throw it off alignment and wear the tires unevenly. But I would also check the front bearings and trunions like others side first. I used to align vehicles even straight axles. Straight axles are the easiest of all of them!

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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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you dont have tortion bars if you have a solid front axle....but anyways unless you have front end parts worn it wont be camber you can check this by jacking up one on the front of your truck and grab top and bottom and see if it has any movement .....you can shake it side to side and check tie rods but if everything looks good i would bet on alignment and i would think any align shop could do it.....do yal have and national tire and battery or a tire kingdom????
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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no hell the closest place to even mess with strait axles is two counties over but i thinkin bout just replacin everything in the front end anyways... anybody know a cheap place to get new factory front springs??? cuz mine are wore slam out lol they bendin the other way
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