Camber adjustment

[RobL]

Hey everyone. I just put some new coil springs in my 92 gmc 1500 2wd and now the camber is out of whack. Could some give me a quick tutorial on how to adjust.

Thanks

 

[Hipster]

Hey everyone. I just put some new coil springs in my 92 gmc 1500 2wd and now the camber is out of whack. Could some give me a quick tutorial on how to adjust.

Thanks

It needs to be taken for a front end and/or 4 wheel alignment. Preferably 4 wheel. Caster camber and toe are all inter-related so if your camber is off so is toe and caster.

 

[Supercharged111]

Or get a camber/caster gauge and toe plates from Longacre and get to work. You're not gonna eyeball an alignment and be anywhere near right.

 

[Hipster]

Or get a camber/caster gauge and toe plates from Longacre and get to work.

With the nature of the question I wasn't going to go there. LOL

 

[Supercharged111]

With the nature of the question I wasn't going to go there. LOL

Fair.

 

[RobL]

I just want to adjust it enough to get it to a shop. Don’t want to tow it.

 

[Supercharged111]

I just want to adjust it enough to get it to a shop. Don’t want to tow it.

Just take it to a shop as is. Toe kills tires, not camber and you're not going to get that anywhere near correct without the right tools.

 

[Awest623]

Eyeball it and carefully drive straight to the shop

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[Erik the Awful]

If you suspect your toe is way off, you can tape measure between the front and back of the tires and see if they're close. Adjust the tie rods as needed to get it within 1/4" and that'll get you to the tire shop. Camber will wear old style bias ply tires, but radials are less susceptible, which is why they became preferred.

 

[ChrisSnyder4321]

This is old, but I'm curious if you learned anything. I'm about to replace upper and lower control arms - mainly for ball joints, but w/208K miles I'll get new bushings too.
I think there are some "offset washers" or an eccentric used to adjust camber/caster on control arm bolts going through the bushings. I'm going to mark the position.
Glad I found this site... I REALLY like my $900 V6/overdrive '93 1500 and look forward to tightening up the front end. New tie rod ends/other pivoting parts got rid of minor shimmy that's been wearing left tire.
Will get some alignment tools as suggested by SC111 above. Was planning on making some stuff (may still strap some angle aluminum to front tires to measure toe vs paying $35 for a tool). To check camber, I was going to cut wood to put against the wheel/space a vertical level away from the tire, but need to take ground level into account.
I'll still take it in for a pro-alignment, but need to find a good shop. My buddy sold his Midas shop six months ago and I don't trust the new guys based on listening to them with other customers when I got a safety inspection.