Tires are off camber, help.

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Old 11-29-2006, 08:45 PM
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Tires are off camber, help.

Hey guys, i put a 3 inch lift on my 99 f150. I also put 2 inch leveling coils to raise my front end a little more than my back end. Once I got that put on, my tires were inward 5 degress. I had a shop put on a camber kit and now my tires are still inward 1.5 degress. The guy told me I could take the coils off and then I would be fine, or I could get longer control arms and keep it the way it is. I would like to get the control arms. Does anybody know any websites that may have those? Also, how fast will the tread on my tires wear since im driving with it being off camber? Thanks for the help.
 
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Old 11-29-2006, 10:38 PM
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What did the 3 inch lift consist of and who manufactured it? It sounds like you need the new upper control arms but I'm not sure of the best place to get them or which ones to recommend. Maybe Total Cahos or CST? Your tires are gonna wear really fast if you can visually see the camber is off.
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 11:45 AM
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It is a pro comp lift, it consisted of spindles and an add a leaf. Upper control arms are what i need, but i dont know who has them. I have called a lot of shops around town and they dont have them. I am going to take off that 2 inch leveling coil. The only thing about that is that my front end will be about an inch lower than the rear. I talked to a guy who thought daystar made a one inch spacer. If i lower my front end one inch overall, do you think that i wont be off camber anymore? Thanks for the help.
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 03:50 PM
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I'd try adding a camber kit first. The camber bolts should cost a lot less than a Daystar spacer.
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 05:39 PM
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i already had a shop put on a camber kit and my tires are still negative 1.5 degrees camber. so thats why i am going with the spacers. The guy thought it would help but he wasnt sure if it would totally fix the problem. what do you think?
 
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Old 12-02-2006, 11:21 PM
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Sounds like you are gonna have to buy new upper control arms or remove the lift springs.
 
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Old 12-04-2006, 11:43 AM
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ya, the guy told me if i bought new upper control arms then i would be good to go. The only problem is that i dont know of anywhere that has them. Do you know of anywhere i might be able to get them? Thanks for the help. Im tring to get this done asap because i want to drive it without worrying about the uneven tread wear that will start to occurr after awhile.
 
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Old 12-04-2006, 03:57 PM
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I'd try Fabtech, Total Cahos or CST.
 



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