So I just did a 6" and took it to a from what I was told "respectable shop" for a alignment and I even said pay attention to the camber.

When I picked it up the guy says "the camber was perfect we didnt touch it, thats a good lift kit..." I give him the ol :blahblah: look.

well they deffinetly did the steering, as the wheel is centered now and it drives perfect BUT when I squat down I can see the front tires are slightly \ / when compaired to the rear tires which are l l the last thing I want to do is wear out my 450$ a pop tires, but I thought I would ask on here if people can tell a minute difference (from top to bottom maybe .75" out on a 35" tire) from the front to rear camber?

Man, this is why I do things myself. :rolleyes:

can you post the allignment sheet you should have got one with the alignment.

Grab a level and a tape measure, go out and put the level up against the tire and then.....level it;) If you have positive camber \ / you'll have a gap at the bottom, if you have negative camber / \ you'll have a gap at the top. If you can give me the measurement of the gap, plus the distance between where the level hits and where you took your measurement I can give you your actuall camber in degrees.

If you want to do it right just go to this link and spend 120$
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/2698,212_Magnetic-Caster-Camber-Gauges.html

Buy the guage and make some toe plates, the geometry sucks so bad on these trucks that I have no doubts you'll be able to do an alignment that feels and wears just as good as any shop.

Awsome link Lmm_guy, very handy. I might get that, first i will take some measurments with a plum bob and a straight edge in the machined lip of the 20" wheel. Then use good ol SOHCAHTOA and my Ti-83 to figure out how I stand.

Just with my angle finder (only accurate to .5 deg) I was showing 1.5 degrees positive on each side on the front, and zero on the rear (hahaha no bent axle yah! ;))

So as far as spec wise, should be be looking for zero camber at ride height on our trucks and about how much toe in?

Banshee, yet another clue to the lack of Alignment I got was the lack of info I recieved besides the 100$ bill LOL :rolleyes:

Thanks for the great help guys!

Anything in the positive range is bad, I aim for 0 to 1/2 degree negative.

As far as toe goes I found the truck feels most stable with 3/32 to a full 1/8" of toe. With the horrible bump steer these trucks have it helps to have it on the safe side of toe in as any toe out feels darty and unstable.

If you are feeling frisky lower the tuck all the way and check the toe and then raise it all the way and check it again....be prepared to be scared as you'll see a full 2" of toe change. I did a bump steer study and posted my findings here a few months back and it was scary how bad the stock suspension is.

Just another thought......most parts stores sell offset upper control arm bushings that give you some extra camber in whatever direction you need. So if it is off that far and you're out of adjustment there is still hope.

Aint geometry cool??:D