Degree of camber/ front wheels/ 60 cruiser

[hadinoman]

Here is another important question against my new cruiser.
I have heard that different 4X4 vehicles have different degree of camber settings. After checking it today, the allignment man told me that mine (FJ 62) has got +2 degree camber, means it is out from top by 2 degrees on both front tyres. He said it should have been +1. Is he right? If not, how it can be corrected.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Camber cannot be adjusted. I do not know what the spec is but if your truck is out of camber spec then either your trunion bearings need to be replaced or your housing is bent.

 

[dgangle]

X2


just out of curiosity, what did your "alignment man" suggest?

 

[Wile E Coyote]

Does the truck see enough hard-surface driving that the tires are being eaten up? I expect you are spending a majority of time on dirt roads, yes?

 

[hadinoman]

I have purchased it some 15 days back. I only want to know that is a +2 degree camber ok in these cruiseres or that needs to be corrected?????

 

[dgangle]

...and I want to know what your expert said so I can determine if he knows what he's talking about.

If he did not point out to you the two points mentioned above I would seriously doubt he knows what he's doing in the first place.

 

[RockDoc]

Do you mean caster?

 

[hadinoman]

No its not caster. While standing straight, the wheels from the top are slightly outside by +2 degrees. Its camber i believe.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

If it's camber, then see my post above. If it is out of spec then you need to fix it.

See these images for clarification:

 

[Tapage]

stock 60 series caster it's around 2.34 degrees ( positive ) never it's perfect but should be close .. and more bigger tires more caster I recomend ..

 

[lehiguy]

High camber isn't really a bad thing. If a rig gets beat to death, it usually has low camber from the axle housing bending a small amount over time. You are now free to go thrash your rig.

 

[coey60]

you can buy eccentric type swivel housing bearings to correct caster/camber SSTC-10 Fitment Guide - Safe T Steer