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**cwcarpenter98** · 12-29-2021, 12:03 AM

Ok, so now I have a problem. With my stock height truck, these are the numbers before the alignment. I was not expecting that much initial caster before adjustments, but I also wasn't expecting that much positive camber. I know that as the camber decreases, and then goes more negative, the caster will also decrease, so I'm mainly focused on decreasing the camber.

Unfortunately, the upper control arms are currently sitting with the stock bowl shaped on one side, flat on the other side washers on all four studs and two shims on top of that for the two rear studs. The shop wants the front of the UCAs to go farther in to the frame to bring the camber within spec.
On the right front, one of those thick, bowl shaped washers is about half the thickness of the other 3, so I believe that's why that side has much less positive camber and caster.

Have any of y'all run into this issue, and if so, how did you resolve it?

12-29-2021, 12:03 AM	#13
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,421	Re: Making a stock height truck handle a little better Ok, so now I have a problem. With my stock height truck, these are the numbers before the alignment. I was not expecting that much initial caster before adjustments, but I also wasn't expecting that much positive camber. I know that as the camber decreases, and then goes more negative, the caster will also decrease, so I'm mainly focused on decreasing the camber. Unfortunately, the upper control arms are currently sitting with the stock bowl shaped on one side, flat on the other side washers on all four studs and two shims on top of that for the two rear studs. The shop wants the front of the UCAs to go farther in to the frame to bring the camber within spec. On the right front, one of those thick, bowl shaped washers is about half the thickness of the other 3, so I believe that's why that side has much less positive camber and caster. Have any of y'all run into this issue, and if so, how did you resolve it? Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson Last edited by cwcarpenter98; 12-29-2021 at 12:11 AM.