need some slighment help

[K5Chris]

i got a 10 bolt front that i just put new balljoints, 8 lug hubs/rotors, and wheelbearings on, and my camber is out very badly. and i dont wanna wear out my brand new SSR's. they look to be off around 1.5* maybe 2*

i wanna use the shim between the spindle and the knuckle, but cant seem to hardly find any. nobody at the parts stores even want to attempt to help me.

i found these: http://www.ingallseng.com/parts/26126.htm but daum those are expensive. anyone know where else i can find some of these?

i did find some of those upper balljoint adjusting nuts that have the center hole cut at an angle so it will adjust both caster and/or camber depending on how you turn it. anybody use these?

 

[nomadman]

That's not REALLY expensive when yo compare the cost of your tires! They seem reletively easy to put in and adjust, alot easier than messing with your ball joints /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif. Also, they look like metal, not plastic, which I have heard some are made from. The web page shows the price as MSRP, maybe you could get some other members interested and get us a volume discount - might be worth a phone call /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif.

 

[K5Chris]

youre right, there not that expensive. i found a ingalls distributor in houston, and gave em a call, they had to order them, but they were $27 each. not too bad.

 

[nomadman]

That's good info ........ I've always heard about them but never knew where to find them if I needed them. Now I will have to check my ft end, especailly because my K5 got new sneakers today /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif.

 

[k5freak44]

you have to get longer u bolts if you do the shims. i was going to add them to fix death bobble but tim told me they were bad. you shouldent really need them with only 6in of lift. i have 4 and mine is out 5*

 

[nomadman]

These shims go between the knuckle and the spindle to adjust camber. I beleive the shims you're talking about are used between the axle and the spring. These adjust steering axis inclination, which is essentially your caster.

 

[K5Chris]

correct. the camber shims go betweent he knuckle and the spindle.

caster shims go between the axle and leaf spring.

this is what i got