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'72 K5 - Where do I go from here?

So......I thought that on a solid axle the camber was only adjusted as a function of the other adjustments. I don't see how you could adjust only the camber, but please enlighten me as to what I am missing.

I got the old hangers off and the shackle flip hangers on. I found it easier to just cut through the inner sleeve (part sticking out of the shackle) and the bolt all at once. Made the other side go very quickly. To get the rivets out I tried 3" & 4" die grinder, sawzall. air chisel, and plain old angle grinder with grinding wheel. Grinding wheel worked the best. I ground the rivets down until I could see the outline of the shaft part of it in the hanger, and then tapped on it with a hammer a little at a time until they fell to the ground. I cleaned and painted the shackles and the.....uhm....plates the U-bolts go through. U-bolts are being shipped from the east coast by mule so I don't have them yet, but I plan to put the new (stock) rear springs on tomorrow.

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If it makes you feel any better, the alignment shop I used when I first bought the truck said the same thing. They even told me that before they worked on it and said they could do an alignment but that most they could do was adjust the toe-in.

I also have zero steering issues running 37" tires so even if there is some slight adjustment potential, I'm not too worried about it, and you probably shouldn't be either.
 
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Not only that, he's a SuperModerator! That what makes it a demand instead of advice. ;)
Haha! Yeah I forgot that part! He's also part of the CK5 NTSB hijack prevention division. That's where my first encounter with him was.
 
Not sure if it's just a ford TTB part but I do kind of remember some kind of offset balljoint that I ended up using on a customers truck. That was around 13 years ago so it's a vague memory. Seems like they had the part for my 97 ram 1500 too but I could be dreaming
 
I 'forgot' about the rear wheel bearings until I found the new ones while cleaning up. Decided to push the easy button while I rebuild the brakes, bearings, etc. in the rear.

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Cherry picker is priceless!
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Can anyone confirm, to get axle shafts out I remove the bolt I am pointing to in pic, slide out big pin in center, slide axle shafts in, remove C clip, and they slide out?

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