Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 03-27-2014, 10:57 PM   #21
Senior Member
 
BajaSportsmobile's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Rancho Nuevo (Cabo/Todos Santos) B.C.S. and San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,952
Re: Tire Recommendations

The upper ball joint in your suspension's I-beams is located with a replaceable alignment sleeve. These do not wear out (made of steel and no moving parts) and your factory sleeves are not worn out, something else has changed (bent, increased weight, worn other component) or they are being way too picky.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sps-23194/overview/

These are a $15 to $25 part and there is one on each side of the van. They take about 10 minutes or less to remove and replace. They adjust caster and camber both at the same time. Unless you can visually see excessive camber (tire is more than a degree or two from vertical) I would not be too concerned, and then my concern would be why. Most likely camber would be off in a negative direction because of additional load causing a lower ride height. You might consider new springs instead of alignment to correct negative camber.



Caster you will not be able to see, but if it is off significantly you may feel it in the steering if it pulls one way or if it is sluggish or doesn't want to return to center after turning.

In reality caster is not going to have changed much and shouldn't be an issue.

So that leaves toe as the final setting - this is really the only setting that in most cases you need to be concerned with and it is not adjusted with anything other than a wrench and a measuring device.

Alignment is one of the biggest scams out there.

__________________
Four time Baja 1000 winner, four time Baja 500 winner. Solo'ed the Baja 1000 to LaPaz/Cabo twice.
4-Wheeling since 1972, Desert Racing since 1989.

AgileOffRoad.com
BajaSportsmobile is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-27-2014, 11:10 PM   #22
Senior Member
 
carringb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Corvallis, OR
Posts: 5,300
Re: Tire Recommendations

The Class-C motorhome guys have had some bad experience with the "adjustable" bushings, mainly adjusting on their own after some rough roads. The makers of those bushings don't even recommend them for RV use.

The standard off-set bushing should last indefinitely, however other factor can change the alignment and necessitate a new set (i.e. change in weight of the van). If the camber issue is due to worn bushings, those need to be addressed first.
__________________
2000 E450 dually V10 wagon
carringb is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

» Sportsmobile Registry

Bearsmobile

mmocken

Campervan

Joerg
Add your Sportsmobile
» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sportsmobile SIP or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:23 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.