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I lifted my crew cab with 3" maxtrax spindle/2" coil, took it to get aligned and the alignment shop couldnt get the truck within spec here is what they got it to
it has too much positive camber, what after market camber/caster set would be recommended for my application to get it wirhin spec



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post a pic of your alignment cams on the UCA. You could get offset bushings for the UCA and have them clocked so they reduce the camber. You could also try an adjustable UBJ.
 

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WHO EVER DID YOUR ALIGNMENT IS A MORON NO OFFENSE, TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE CAMBER IS WAY OFF AND YOUR TIRES WILL BE BURNT. NOT SURE OF SHOPS IN YOUR AREA BUT IF IN ARIZONA TRY PRESTIGE CUSTOM RIDES
YOU DONT EVEN KNOW IF OP INSTALLED SOMETHING WRONG OR WHAT HE IS USING FOR PARTS.


OP, snap some pics and provide some links to the stuff you used, that much positive camber is nuts.
 

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WHO EVER DID YOUR ALIGNMENT IS A MORON NO OFFENSE, TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE CAMBER IS WAY OFF AND YOUR TIRES WILL BE BURNT. NOT SURE OF SHOPS IN YOUR AREA BUT IF IN ARIZONA TRY PRESTIGE CUSTOM RIDES


Looks like I'm going to have to keep this one on tap for all the new fgts
 
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if your truck has never had an alignment then it likely has the factory retainers on the camber adjusting plate on the control arms.


some places <insert adjective describing such place> will tell you camber/caster cannot be adjusted and/or they will only set toe and pass it off as a completed job. So my initial guess is all they did is was set toe and bill you, and say the problem is because of modification.

the second likely problem and i don't know if a 3" lift is enough to cause it is the camber/caster has been adjusted but there's not enough to allow for your 3" lift. This should have been stated in the lift kit you bought for your truck, and whether you need to buy extra suspension parts to make it work.

the other big problem is if you break out the factory retainers and adjust the control arms to get caster between +3° and +5°, and camber between -0.1° to +0.7° which are ballpark acceptable ranges, you need to make sure the ball joints are still centered enough to allow for suspension movement. Because at some point you can also max out how far the ball joint can angle, then when the suspension travels upward if the ball joint has no more travel you'll break it... then crash. The ball joint problem can be fixed with new adjustable/offset ball joints which allow for greater adjustment of the control arms to get camber/caster to the desired value but not max out the ball joint.
 
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