Alignment issues?

[StuntHeavy]

Anyone else with a leveling kit (torsions bar bolts at 11 threads still showing), have issues getting their caster and camber within spec? Mine is significantly out. Toe is no problem, but I can't get caster and camber anywhere near the stock specs. The pins on those outside rings (on the nut side of the upper control arms) max out before I get close. Talking -2.9 degrees on caster and -1.8 degrees on camber if I remember correctly.

Any ideas?

 

[TNRGreene]

Sorry no ideas how to fix it. I had the exact same issues & never could get it right. Probably 5 alignment shops tried. I put a 4" TC lift & solved it. Hope someone can give an answer, I'd like to know.

 

[wdino73]

Check your control arm bushings an ball joints, I'm having to put in new bushing cause the shop couldn't align it,,,, the bushings aren't hard to change and are only $25 for both sides,,, they do make a offset bushing that's like $65 a side which will allow u more adjustment + or - 1 or 2 degress I can't remember.. Good Luck, if I can help u just ask...

Oh, how many miles on the truck..

 

[StuntHeavy]

230k on the truck, just changed the passenger upper balljoint last night. Made flat rate time sitting in a parkinglot, by flashlight :thumb:.

Oddly enough, the passenger side was closer to spec than the drivers side. I noticed on of my alignment collars is actually busted from being over rotated. wouldn't effect adjustability though.

It's certainly a frustrating issue.

 

[wdino73]

Good time on the ball joint, the bottom one is a bear to do, I would say if your control arm bushings are the original ones then I would op to change them. I would do to the bottom ones too....IMO

 

[StuntHeavy]

yeah, I peeked at them, didnt see any excessive wear, or play. By the looks of things I'd say they've been changed before.

I'm on a pretty tight budget (broke college student), so I can't really afford to throw parts at it just guessing. "only 25$" is two weeks worth of breakfast, lunch, and dinners.

I'll look at it closer in the daylight today, but any other ideas of whats going on? I have adjusters(or whatever you'd like to call them) similar to this, and they are maxed out.
[/img]http://www.suspensionconnection.com/images/items/5_86375K_eibach_alignment_kit.jpg[/img]

Is my only option offset upper control arm bushings? who makes them?

 

[wdino73]

u can get them at advanced auto,