Does this look a little overloaded?

[erasedhammer]

Just wanted to make sure that the camber on my front wheels was normal, any thoughts to why it looks like it has a more-than-normal load on it? (Had my vehicle weighed, curb weight is 5800lbs, I have the supp door armor and aluminum armored grill)

 

[juanprado]

I have found that the BFG bajas are 1 -1 1/2 taller than the goodyear oe mvt so they sit with a slightly different profile.

 

[Jakob1944]

Just wanted to make sure that the camber on my front wheels was normal, any thoughts to why it looks like it has a more-than-normal load on it? (Had my vehicle weighed, curb weight is 5800lbs, I have the supp door armor and aluminum armored grill)
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It does to me.....neg camber......you got shims between your frame and upper control arm ?

 

[erasedhammer]

It does to me.....neg camber......you got shims between your frame and upper control arm ?

I don't think so, I'll check tomorrow. Would the military put those in? And for what reason?

 

[TOBASH]

[EDIT - never mind... Late at night with bleary eyes I thought this thread was started by Juanprado]

 

[Jakob1944]

I don't think so, I'll check tomorrow. Would the military put those in? And for what reason?

Yes, they do put those in or remove when they align the vehicle for certain requirement.......up armorer......troop carrier only..... or change from bias to radial tires......



See section 7, Alignment Procedures......in the AM General Corp book.....Military HUMVEE......page 7-17


Technical name for those "shims" are Spacer Plate..... .060" and .120"
TM 9-2320-208-24P-1........pictured in figure 181 item 5.........and figure 184 item 9


Any changes to this will effect toe-in and toe-out in both the front and rear suspension units which ever unit you changed the geometry on......

Also one would be advised to also check vehicle tracking......