So after a 3.5" spindle lift and new tires, i went to a local frame shop to get it aligned. He originally said $55 but stuck his head under, came back up and said nevermind $220. I was like, "like hell, for what?! you gonna throw a supercharger on it too???!!!" He said cause i lifted it, it now requires alignment cams instead of the preset shims. Techinally spindles arent a lift so i want to make sure i absolutely need those in order to have it properly aligned. Should i try the dealer? Any advice/opinions/experience, would be greatly appriciated.

02, xlt, 4.6, 2wd, "33s.

 

I would think he would at least need to get into it before deciding on cams, I thought you need more lift then that

 

You need a camber kit. Its $20 per side. The dealer will align it for abot $100.

 

Dealer said $391 Then after i declined, they wanted $90 just for telling me it needed a cam kit

 

I'm running 37s and it' cost me $85 today to get an alignment.

 

No thats bs, i have a spindle lift AND coilspacers and ive never needed a camber kit or whatever. Never cost me more than $70 to align and i have 33" tires

 

Each truck is different.. You may need a camber kit not to fix camber but to fix the caster. I'd have to the current alignment specs.

 

It really does depend on the individual application not every truck aligns the same

 

I've done alignments for years, every truck is truly different but I found most of our trucks require at least one cam to be perfect. I would like to think your technician was merely covering himself. We charged 85 for an alignment, the parts are about 50 for all 4 adjusters and a half-hour per side labor. So the estimate sounds decent depending the labor rate.