Control Arms?

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Control Arms?
LSCivic avatar
LSCivic
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I have about a 2 degree negative camber on my front wheels when it's layed out and I want to get rid of it. If I put new control arms on the front will it get rid of it? Should I put both upper and lower or can I just get by with Upper control arms?I was looking at the arms from Can-Do Specialties but if you know someone else that sells arms for a 93'Yota then let me know. L8R!
the501clique avatar
the501clique
+1y
i dont know if you have spindles but thats about the only thing thats gonna help besides a lift kit. you dont wanna extend the upper arms it will look like shit aired up (positive camber) and will probably make your rims hit your fenders
bdroppeddak avatar
bdroppeddak
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Edited: 4/22/2006 2:45:58 PM by bdroppeddak

-2 degrees isnt much at all, if you take the camber away, it will be positive when you lift it. are you sure its only 2 degrees? you probably wont notice any tire wear as long as your toe is good.
LSCivic avatar
LSCivic
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I already have spindles in place and I was just wondering about the control arms. And 2 degress might not seem like much, but it's enough to bug the shit out of me. I want the wheels to be straight up and down when it's laid out..
And no I am not sure if it's 2 degrees or 5.. I was just giving it a rough guess.
no1lowr avatar
no1lowr
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dont fuck with it, leave it alone, 2 degrees is a healthy amount.
time1 avatar
time1
+1y
I have KW control arms and drop spindles and i still have some negative camber when layed out. Its not much so it doesnt bother me. I would just leave it alone if i were you.
bdroppeddak avatar
bdroppeddak
+1y
one thing that will suck about no negative camber is taking sharp turns quickly. with the truck leaning, with out the camber change, the suspension will lift the tire from being flat, like how a truck does when it lays out and the wheels camber.
LSCivic avatar
LSCivic
+1y
^^^^^^^^^^^^I could live with that^^^^^^^^^^^^
All I want to know is if I could use custom upper control arms to correct some camber problems???? Does anyone makes an adjustable arm??
And I understand that everyone feels that 2 degrees, or whatever I got, is not a big deal to them but it bugs the crap out of me. My truck doesn't go over 70 MPH and that's on the freeway just to drag. The fastest it goes in town, is 40 so I'm not really concerned about speed and the lower I can drive it the better!!
Ih8bmps avatar
Ih8bmps
+1y
Edited: 4/25/2006 12:58:26 PM by ih8bumps

Did you try pulling all the shims out of the upper control arm? On my reg cab I pulled all the shims out so that my wheels were not cambered when driving banged out...just when lay'd out they came close to the fenders, but my wheels lay'd flat...
bill brasky avatar
bill brasky
+1y
Raise the upper control arm an inch.