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Is that view you illustrated, what you see when looking at the truck from the front? ie the tops of the tires are leaning toward the outside of the truck? There are two Dana 50s that could have come in your truck. One is the twin traction beam with coil springs, and the other is a solid axle with leaf springs.
If I understand your diagram correctly, you need to have the camber adjusted. Probably best to have an alignment shop do it for you, if you're not sure what you're doing.
The camber on the solid axles is set from the factory and is non adjustable, other than using offset balljoints. On a solid axle, the camber being way out of spec, can sometimes indicate a bent axle housing.
If you'll give me some more info and maybe snap a picture of the front end, I'll be able to help you better.
If I understand your diagram correctly, you need to have the camber adjusted. Probably best to have an alignment shop do it for you, if you're not sure what you're doing.
The camber on the solid axles is set from the factory and is non adjustable, other than using offset balljoints. On a solid axle, the camber being way out of spec, can sometimes indicate a bent axle housing.
If you'll give me some more info and maybe snap a picture of the front end, I'll be able to help you better.
Last edited by ETXBlueRam; 06-11-2010 at 11:52 AM.
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Sagging leaf springs won't have any affect on either of the diagram views I asked about. If your diagram is a top view, then it will be a simple toe-in adjustment, which can be adjusted at the tie rod. If the tops of the tires are leaning out toward the outside of the truck, you need to check your axle housing to make sure it's not bent, or go back and re-check your ball joint installation and make sure the ball joints are seated completely.
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