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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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camber is adjustable without changing the bushings by rotating the existing bushings. However it may be that your current bushings are already rotated as much as they can be, as in my case. I had to buy bushings which could correct for more camber (not all bushings are created equal)
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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The way I understood it was that stock ones weren't adjustable but you can buy adjustable ones. Or you could buy specific degree ones. When I went into carquest and asked them what they had for camber bushings he looked it up and said you can get 2*+, 3*+, 2*-,3*-, or adjustable
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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in principle they are all adjustable. All the bushing does is skew the upper ball joint stud inward or outward. Since the bushings are round, they can be rotated to change how far skewed it is. My understanding is that the most camber you can correct with bushings is about 3.5* on 4wd, 4* on 2wd. for me it turned out that bushings are not made to correct the camber caused by the lift springs... I'll have to get drop brackets for the i-beam pivots if I want to keep the lift freaking i-beams lol
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Execut1ve
in principle they are all adjustable. All the bushing does is skew the upper ball joint stud inward or outward. Since the bushings are round, they can be rotated to change how far skewed it is. My understanding is that the most camber you can correct with bushings is about 3.5* on 4wd, 4* on 2wd. for me it turned out that bushings are not made to correct the camber caused by the lift springs... I'll have to get drop brackets for the i-beam pivots if I want to keep the lift freaking i-beams lol
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the "bushing" you car talking about sits in the axle a certain way and thats it. unless you grind off the tab on the axle. then you run the risk of it rotating way out of adjustment.

the only way this works is on the specific adjustable ones,. but i've heard that they wont hold the alignment either.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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He is right on the fact that the bushings are at the upper ball joint. The rest I can't vouch for...
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