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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 08:56 PM
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so recently had the jeeps suspension alined and was told i have a camber of -.8 or -.9 ( the machine read differently the seconde time they took a reading) on both sides. as far as i can tell my ball joints are fine. what are the odds that both my c's bent to exactly the same angle? could it have come from the factory like this? will this wear my tires funny? i ran 35's for about 4000miles but they were light and little km2's
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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have you done a visual or measured top and bottom of tire to see if the tops are actually pointing inward towards each other?

too much negative camber will wear the inside edges faster. Also, if you lose traction on one side, the negative camber will push to the side that lost grip.

get a second look at it - it's a long shot, but also check that all your lug nuts are tightened to correct specs.

I don't know how you would check for bent C's -others will chime in ...
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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you may need to gusset your C's and invest in some adjustable ball joints
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