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BruceS wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:11 pm David I was told years ago that Australia is about the only country that has so much camber on the roads.
Most countries have almost flat roads.
In my case the vehicle was an import from Germany & as they drive on the other side of the road it should have been done as soon as it came off the ship.
Any vehicle over about 4.5t should have a steering check at least once a year. (working vehicle)
Both myself & my brother used to check our steering about every 6 months.
We just used a length of 3/4" galv water pipe with a long thread on one end with a ferrule screwed on it.
Measure the inside the front and inside the rear of the front wheels.
As long as there is about 1.8" to 3/16" toe in you're right to go.
If you need to adjust it make sure you drive around the block & pull up straight with as little breaking (Ray?) as possible.
Pick a flat area if possible. Shopping centre car park?
Your base vehicle is an Isuzu? Do you know the recommended toe in? (not camber which is what you're getting bent) (or have got!)

T1 Terry wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:01 pm

BruceS wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:11 pm David I was told years ago that Australia is about the only country that has so much camber on the roads.
Most countries have almost flat roads.
In my case the vehicle was an import from Germany & as they drive on the other side of the road it should have been done as soon as it came off the ship.
Any vehicle over about 4.5t should have a steering check at least once a year. (working vehicle)
Both myself & my brother used to check our steering about every 6 months.
We just used a length of 3/4" galv water pipe with a long thread on one end with a ferrule screwed on it.
Measure the inside the front and inside the rear of the front wheels.
As long as there is about 1.8" to 3/16" toe in you're right to go.
If you need to adjust it make sure you drive around the block & pull up straight with as little breaking (Ray?) as possible.
Pick a flat area if possible. Shopping centre car park?
Your base vehicle is an Isuzu? Do you know the recommended toe in? (not camber which is what you're getting bent) (or have got!)

We just put a chalk mark in roughly the centre of the tyre each side, roughly lined up with the centre on the axle stub, and ran a tape measure across the back, then rolled forward till the marks where at the front and measured it again. Camber we did with a spirit level. Caster requires wedges under the spring pack and that exceeded our "rag" (Rough As Guts) technology

(I leave it to the experts with laser gear )

(until recent events, which do not relate to this phenomenon).

supersparky wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:52 pm That's what I find truly amazing. We can order a vehicle that has any extra that you might want. But you can't get a vehicle with the correct camber angle off the assembly line. They can build trucks with all the other things to comply with ADR's etc, but not the right bend in the axle. I don't understand why the transport industry puts up with it. Paying for a pair of new tyres after you have scrubbed them out more than covers the cost of the cold bend correction.