Excessive negative camber

[Prospect62]

Hey guys. I was just wondering how common negative camber is on our rigs and if it's detrimental at all. I notice that all KJ's have more negative camber than most vehicles straight from the factory. Well when I added my 31's it seemed to amplify that effect.

I haven't had the Jeep aligned yet after the lift install because it rides and drives perfectly. But the negative camber is bugging the hell out of me. I feel like my bearings must be shot or something. It just doesn't look natural! It looks like a damn desert racer (the tops of the wheels tip inward)! But then I tell myself that it was like that before and not to worry about it...

Can anyone calm my nerves or give me advice? All of my front end components are intact as far as I could tell when I did the lift. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this too, I guess.

Thanks!

 

[JeepJeepster]

Mine looks the same.

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Tires wear great.

 

[Atrus]

I think you see this with IFS - My Bronco was this way.

SFA, when the tires move up or down, camber doesn't change. IFS does change with suspension travel.,

 

[Prospect62]

Ok, I'm starting to feel better now.

 

[KJ04]

Hey guys. I was just wondering how common negative camber is on our rigs and if it's detrimental at all. I notice that all KJ's have more negative camber than most vehicles straight from the factory. Well when I added my 31's it seemed to amplify that effect.

I haven't had the Jeep aligned yet after the lift install because it rides and drives perfectly. But the negative camber is bugging the hell out of me. I feel like my bearings must be shot or something. It just doesn't look natural! It looks like a damn desert racer (the tops of the wheels tip inward)! But then I tell myself that it was like that before and not to worry about it...

Can anyone calm my nerves or give me advice? All of my front end components are intact as far as I could tell when I did the lift. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this too, I guess.

Thanks!

Do yourself a favor and go get an alignment before the edges of your tires start wearing out. The camber has to be readjusted after you lift it.

 

[JeepJeepster]

Do yourself a favor and go get an alignment before the edges of your tires start wearing out. The camber has to be readjusted after you lift it.

I didnt catch that he had not had an alignment after the lift.

You NEED to get an alignment after putting a lift on.

 

[Prospect62]

Oh I fully plan to. But even after the alignment (and before it for that matter) I know the negative camber will still be there. It just strikes me as odd, that's all.

 

[tjkj2002]

Oh I fully plan to. But even after the alignment (and before it for that matter) I know the negative camber will still be there. It just strikes me as odd, that's all.

If you get it aligned correctly there will be no negitive camber(granted if you have Al's arms to get it back into adjustment and not just "close"),it just looks that way since the fnder flares are cut the other direction giving the apearence of negitive camber.

AtrusI think you see this with IFS - My Bronco was this way.

SFA, when the tires move up or down, camber doesn't change. IFS does change with suspension travel.,

UMMMMM,The TTB(twin tracion beam) is not a IFS setup,nor is it a SFA.
Oh and you got it backwards---SFA the camber will change drastically when flexing and a IFS will not change(only true for IFS if using unequal length UCA's and LCA's).

 

[J-Thompson]

Our '03 has NO negative camber
we have OME springs and run 245/75 MTR's
good wear but I rotate them every 2-3K
and we get it aligned at least once a year
most time it comes out to about every 9 months
south Louisiana has the WORST roads in the country
every day is like a trail ride here

 

[Prospect62]

it just looks that way since the fnder flares are cut the other direction giving the apearence of negitive camber.

OK, I hadn't heard that one before. I've stared (blankly) at alot of KJ's looking for this and they all look like they have actual negative camber. It's got to be more than a visual effect. I'm not calling you a liar tjkj. It just seems like it's more than a visual trick.

Either way, I'm going to have it aligned and go from there. In the spring, I'm getting AL's arms as well. Thanks for all the input guys!

 

[o8k]

i have a lift and mine was properly aligned afterwards. IT looks an aweful lot like jeepjeepster's pic up there. driven about 10K miles on the tires, about to do a second rotation, and i have not noticed any wear on the inside of the front tires. I dont like how it looks like that but, i see no negative effects, yet, so hey what can ya do...