another excessive negative camber question

[4a4c55]

I bought my Jeep used almost a year ago, and finally got around to getting an alignment yesterday. The steering was offset, so I fixed that myself. But afterward, it made me feel like the toe was off. Indeed, there was pretty substantial negative toe which was easily corrected. But the shop found that I have almost one degree negative camber on the front right - and this is (barely) out of spec.

I know the toe isn't adjustable directly. And I'm not noticing any handling problems -- quite the opposite, I'm thrilled the toe is fixed and it handles better than ever. Is it worth worrying about the negative camber on the right font? Are those camber sleeves the right way to go? Is it more likely that I have a bent ball joint? How could I diagnose it?

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[tomk62]

My mind read your thread title and interpreted it as "an excessively negative question" about camber.

 

[JT1]

I would run it and not think twice.
If the bend gets worse, front axles are a dime a dozen. Swap one in..

 

[roaniecowpony]

Negative camber could be indicative of a bent housing.

 

[AnnDee4444]

I bought my Jeep used almost a year ago, and finally got around to getting an alignment yesterday. The steering was offset, so I fixed that myself. But afterward, it made me feel like the toe was off. Indeed, there was pretty substantial negative toe which was easily corrected. But the shop found that I have almost one degree negative camber on the front right - and this is (barely) out of spec.

I know the toe isn't adjustable directly. And I'm not noticing any handling problems -- quite the opposite, I'm thrilled the toe is fixed and it handles better than ever. Is it worth worrying about the negative camber on the right font? Are those camber sleeves the right way to go? Is it more likely that I have a bent ball joint? How could I diagnose it?

I would question the measurement before anything. You should be able to see that it looks like this: | \

 

[4a4c55]

My mind read your thread title and interpreted it as "an excessively negative question" about camber.

Sorry. I obviously meant it negatively as an excessive question about camber, not a question about excessive negative camber.

I would question the measurement before anything. You should be able to see that it looks like this: | \

I don't think I'm going to eyeball a degree of negative camber, particularly since I don't have any flat ground. Why wouldn't you trust the measurement from the alignment shop? Should I also not trust the toe measurements they did, or the caster measurements? Why not?

Negative camber could be indicative of a bent housing.

A bent ... differential housing? Something else? How would I diagnose what is bent?

 

[JT1]

I don't think I'm going to eyeball a degree of negative camber, particularly since I don't have any flat ground. Why wouldn't you trust the measurement from the alignment shop? Should I also not trust the toe measurements they did, or the caster measurements? Why not?
A bent ... differential housing? Something else? How would I diagnose what is bent?

Could be bent at the FAD, could be a bent inner C. Run it and don't stress.

Put a FAD skid on there to reinforce that area if so inclined.

 

[AnnDee4444]

I don't think I'm going to eyeball a degree of negative camber, particularly since I don't have any flat ground. Why wouldn't you trust the measurement from the alignment shop? Should I also not trust the toe measurements they did, or the caster measurements? Why not?

I've had bad experiences with alignment shops not being accurate.

I can spot a 1 degree difference when one tire is nearly vertical. Best part is... it's free to try.

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