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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 02:06 PM
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alright i need some help my front tires are leaning in not alot hardly noticeable. i have 35 mud grapps and a 2.5 bb and was wondering if it was my wheel hubs because i crawled under and my ball joints and everything look fine not sure what to do please help!!!!
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 02:20 PM
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Are your "C's" reinforced?
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 02:22 PM
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Definitely sounds like the Cs are bent. Common with 35s+ especially in Dana 30.

Wranglers don't have IFS so if the front tires are leaning in... Something is bad.

Note: I'm referring to the top of the tire being closer to the frame than the bottom of the tire. "Toe in" is entirely different.
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 02:41 PM
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Find an alignment shop that does free checks - just have them throw it on the rack and print the before specs, don't pay for a full alignment. They should also give a second opinion on balljoints/hubs/etc. Post the specs and tell us what they said.

If it's way out of spec and turns out that it's bent c's or a bent housing, offset balljoints might get you back in spec. But you might want to try and track down what is wrong and how bent it is first. If it's c's, get some gussets on to prevent them from bending further. If it's the housing, depends on how bent.
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 03:37 PM
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Okay when you guys refer to bent "c" s what is that I'm new to the jeep world don't know much
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by trickynick452
Okay when you guys refer to bent "c" s what is that I'm new to the jeep world don't know much
The "C" refers to the outer portion of the axle housing, as indicated in the accompanying picture. The top of it can bend.
Normal camber for the JK is a little negative; top of tire leaning in just a tad.

Get an alignment done and post the readout.


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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 04:05 PM
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I took it to an alignment shop and they told me not much could be done about the tire camber or that there wasn't much adjustment you could do
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by trickynick452
I took it to an alignment shop and they told me not much could be done about the tire camber or that there wasn't much adjustment you could do
Did you get a readout? Not much we can tell you without the numbers.
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 04:36 PM
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They didn't give me a read out but they told me they wouldn't attempt to do it anyways because my outer tie rod adjustment sleeve is cracked udk if that might be the problem or what
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Old Feb 17, 2016 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by trickynick452
not sure what to do please help!!!!
You have to help us to help you...

Without the numbers, we can't know how far out of spec the camber is. Just a little, some people have ignored it and just watched for tire wear. A lot, offset balljoints might be what you want. If it's the c's, gussets can help prevent further bending. If it's the housing, maybe offsets, maybe you need to replace it. You say that the hubs and bj's are good, but a second opinion on those never hurts. But for now, all anyone here can do is speculate. The ball is in your court...
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