Ok so every tire kingdom I've went is afraid to touch my 34s... The only one that came close to doing it said they would have if they had a larger machine to fit the tires on..
If I put on my old 32's and get it aligned and then put the 34s back on it should be fine right?
I have a 3 year alignment from tire kingdom so I'd rather not go to an offroad shop to do this
Alignment with tire size change
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- Rob93
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Suspension geometry doesn't change when you change wheels or tires. You should be good.
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fishsticks wrote:Suspension geometry doesn't change when you change wheels or tires. You should be good.
Exactly thats what I was trying to tell the guy at tire kingdom.... Shame on me for even considering their knowledge lol
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Ok how do you adjust the camber on these vehicles? All the alignment places I've been going to say they can't do it..
I have 86 springs (~1.25" lift) and marks full lift (~2.75") up front and flipped UCAs...
The flipped UCAs should be what gave me the positive camber correct? If I have to I'll flip them back to get everything aligned again, but I'm also happy with my ball joint angle right now so I don't want to flip them back unless I have to.
But could I also just add more lift up front (in the form of another shim outside the strut) to help bring my camber back to normal? I believe I have enough room for another 1/2" shim.... If not I could cut something out of cutting board to 7/8"...
I'm 2wd, so I won't have to worry about CV angles with 4.5"+ of lift up front, but is there anything else I should be worried about with this much lift?
I was under the impression that the lower control arm bolts were slotted so that the LCA would be pulled out and tightened to adjust camber.. but I guess not
I have 86 springs (~1.25" lift) and marks full lift (~2.75") up front and flipped UCAs...
The flipped UCAs should be what gave me the positive camber correct? If I have to I'll flip them back to get everything aligned again, but I'm also happy with my ball joint angle right now so I don't want to flip them back unless I have to.
But could I also just add more lift up front (in the form of another shim outside the strut) to help bring my camber back to normal? I believe I have enough room for another 1/2" shim.... If not I could cut something out of cutting board to 7/8"...
I'm 2wd, so I won't have to worry about CV angles with 4.5"+ of lift up front, but is there anything else I should be worried about with this much lift?
I was under the impression that the lower control arm bolts were slotted so that the LCA would be pulled out and tightened to adjust camber.. but I guess not
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These goofball alignment shops must think we're like Hondas or those lesser vehicles.
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