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1950 GMC 1/2 ton with camber issue #1155996 03/21/2016 3:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI S showkey 'Bolter
showkey 'Bolter S Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI	Problem 2.5* negative camber on the right front. Noticeable tilt to the wheel. Left side 1.5* negative. Built a I beam support under the axle. Used a 20 ton press bottle Jack and loop fixture around the king pin and I beam. Used the Jack to bend the axle back to spec. [URL=http://s398.photobucket.com/user/showkey_bucket/media/image_zpssyngjvso.jpeg.html]negative camber pic[/url] Picture of camber set a 30' positive after "adjustment" [URL=http://s398.photobucket.com/user/showkey_bucket/media/image_zps8mfv5uyj.jpeg.html]positve camber after adjustment[/url] Last edited by showkey; 03/21/2016 7:14 PM.

Re: 1950 GMC 1/2 ton with camber issue showkey #1156008 03/21/2016 4:42 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,232 Silver Spring, MD M Mike B 'Bolter
Mike B 'Bolter M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,232 Silver Spring, MD	Your links don't work for me... Mike B Mike Boteler 1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod 1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep 1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo 1984 Jeep CJ7 +++++ Silver Spring, MD

Re: 1950 GMC 1/2 ton with camber issue showkey #1156078 03/21/2016 5:48 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL L LONGBOX55 'Bolter
LONGBOX55 'Bolter L Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL	They do not work me either. Bill Burmeister

Re: 1950 GMC 1/2 ton with camber issue showkey #1156093 03/21/2016 7:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI S showkey 'Bolter
showkey 'Bolter S Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI	Changed links to photobucket............

Re: 1950 GMC 1/2 ton with camber issue showkey #1156108 03/21/2016 9:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,852 Dellrose, TN H Hotrod Lincoln Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer)
Hotrod Lincoln Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) H Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,852 Dellrose, TN	Pic #2 looks about right- - - -but I don't understand the "30' positive" description. Maybe that's "3 degrees"? That's going to create a little inside tread wear; +2 degrees would be better. What's the caster measurement? Jerry "It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!

Re: 1950 GMC 1/2 ton with camber issue Hotrod Lincoln #1156131 03/21/2016 10:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI S showkey 'Bolter
showkey 'Bolter S Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI	Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln Pic #2 looks about right- - - -but I don't understand the "30' positive" description. Maybe that's "3 degrees"? That's going to create a little inside tread wear; +2 degrees would be better. What's the caster measurement? Jerry 30' is 30 minutes or .5* positive Spec is 1.5* or 1* 30' positve camber +/- 1* as per my shop manual. Caster is 1* as it sits. Prior someone added a caster shim. Going to leave it as is until I can drive and see how it handles. Certainly not interested in + 2* or 3* camber. Last edited by showkey; 03/21/2016 11:09 PM.

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