Degreeing Shims on Front End

[TexasBronco]

Some may know what I am talking about, they are a thin ring, kinda like a wedge to adjust how the tires sit like /------\ well my question is how important are they? I had removed them, and trying to find replacements, or someone to do the work is next to impossible here...whats the harm in running the tires l-----l the truck is going to be used mainly off road, and maybe just a little around town driving...no highway or anything. And I plan to eventually run HUGE 37x12 tires or so, and I don't think the tilt will have any affect then. Correct me if I am wrong, and how I could go about doing this myself.

 

[dpmerrill]

It sounds like you are talking about camber. If I remember, my stock knuckles actually set my front wheels like \---/ (positive?) a few degrees.

I think the factory specs are 0-5 degrees positive camber on an EB, so if yours are 0 degrees like you've shown, you are right in spec and better off not running any shims at all.

 

[Broncobowsher]

Are you refering to a shim between the knuckle and the spindle? That would be a camber shim. Affects tire wear, steering pull, to some extent handling. If you plan on using the rig for off-raod use, leaving it out should have no dire effects other then what is listed above.

 

[TexasBronco]

yeah its the camber shims I am referreing to.