I've had my '97 F-150 lowered for almost all of its life. I bought it new and had it done 6 months after I bought it...had to be first in town you know (I'm on the first reader's ride page). I did notice the camber was more negative and the shop got it as close as it could. I did get 50K miles out of the last set of tires I had on it which isn't bad because I do have different sizes from front to back so I can't rotate them. Well I just got some new tires and want to finally make things right. Did a search on the camber threads. I have some questions. On a '97 two wheel drive what do I need to get it back? I read one thread where somebody got a camber bolt kit from NAPA cheap. I also read about Herb washers and that they fix a clunk in the front end. Never had a clunk in the front end on mine but do I need them for alignment and where can I get them? Any light you can shed on this would be great.

 

You probably already have the cam bolts when your truck was first lowered. Look at your upper control arms where they attach to the frame. They should be attached with bolts that have large "washers" approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter. The bolts insert off center so the rotation of the bolt will move your control arm in or out.
As far as the clunk and herbs washers, that only applies to the rear bolt of the drivers side lower control arm. That particular bolt is inserted in a "slotted" hole and can sometimes move. Look at the bolt and check for bolt movement chaffing the frame.
Other than that, if no one is able to get a proper alignment, it's better to error on the side of negative camber as it actually helps your cornering.

 

Thanks Patricio. I'll check on it. Like I said I've been driving the truck like this for almost 5 years now and yes it does corner much better with lower profile tires and a little negative camber. I had a late model Suburban on my butt on one of the local country roads so I showed him what the truck would do in the curves...never saw him again.