Camber/Alignment

[Vapor Trail]

I'm pretty concerned about the positive camber problem for alignments. I want/need to lift mine about three inches. The tires I have are 800 each so I won't be driving around with it unless it's perfect. I find it hard to believe that taking one 1/8" thick shim out will bring it correct. Does anyone have any input and what happens if all the shims are out and it still needs more?

 

[Coug]

The typical advice for lifts is to lift the body, not the suspension.
Lifting the suspension puts halfshafts/CV joints at extreme angles and wears them out much faster.

As far as I know if all the shims are removed and it still needs more, there isn't a whole lot you can do. Doing a suspension lift is well outside what the geometry of the suspension was designed for, so you're on your own.

 

[Vapor Trail]

I've done a 1.5" body lift and I need about 1 to 1.5 more inches with springs or spacers which I don't think it extreme. Lots of people run springs and spacers that get them 1 to 2 inches successfully. Even the unmodified vehicles have this camber issue. What happens when there's no more adjustment?

 

[rcamacho]

Custom made adjustable upper A arms is the most typical aftermarket handling of this issue I’ve seen.

XHP has these for a modest fee

Billet Upper Control Arms for Hummer - X-treme Hummer Performance

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xhp.parts

Prior comments on half shaft angularity stand.

If you want to correct both and lift you’re likely fabricating custom lowered diff mounts.


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[juanprado]

Custom made adjustable upper A arms is the most typical aftermarket handling of this issue I’ve seen.

XHP has these for a modest fee

Billet Upper Control Arms for Hummer - X-treme Hummer Performance

The front and rear upper control arms are precision machined from a solid block of 6061-T6 aluminum. We offer standard anodize as well as Hard Anodize Mil Spec certified coatings in a few basic colors. We recommend the Hard anodize as it is a very tough coating and the best to guard against...

xhp.parts

Ouch, that is beyond my definition of modest