zvonande
New Member
So I have an 04 exp Eddie Bauer with a 2.75” front and 2” rear lift. So I went up north on vacation to a cabin and the roads were beyond rough and we were driving through a snow storm. Anyways when I got back home I noticed the right rear wheel had a ton of negative camber and the left rear had some slight positive camber and I could definitely tell because the outside wheel was balding but left rear had no inner wear.
So I took it to have it aligned and they said that 2 wheel bearings were wiggling, one inner tie rod had play and they recommended camber hardware for where the knuckle meets the upper control arm. So I did what they said. I went ahead and did the camber hardware, all 4 bearings and both inner tire rods.
Got the alignment and the left rear wheel looked better and the right wheel looked better but still off. I had a class to go to so I couldn’t go back in and ask questions and didn’t wanna be swoo’d to spend more money. I’ve looked around to see if worn out bushings could effect camber and I’ve gotten mixed answers but for the most part people say they can, if you can stick a pry bar between the bushing and control arm and pry it and the bushing doesn’t return back to origin it’s bad. I don’t have any experience with bushings and camber. All I know is that the bushings are original and have never been replaced. Is it the bushings that are causing the bad camber even with the camber adjusted to the max?
also to point out, I’ve checked everything for cracks and bends in case any of you wonder it it’s a part that’s bent or cracked
So I took it to have it aligned and they said that 2 wheel bearings were wiggling, one inner tie rod had play and they recommended camber hardware for where the knuckle meets the upper control arm. So I did what they said. I went ahead and did the camber hardware, all 4 bearings and both inner tire rods.
Got the alignment and the left rear wheel looked better and the right wheel looked better but still off. I had a class to go to so I couldn’t go back in and ask questions and didn’t wanna be swoo’d to spend more money. I’ve looked around to see if worn out bushings could effect camber and I’ve gotten mixed answers but for the most part people say they can, if you can stick a pry bar between the bushing and control arm and pry it and the bushing doesn’t return back to origin it’s bad. I don’t have any experience with bushings and camber. All I know is that the bushings are original and have never been replaced. Is it the bushings that are causing the bad camber even with the camber adjusted to the max?
also to point out, I’ve checked everything for cracks and bends in case any of you wonder it it’s a part that’s bent or cracked