Originally Posted by
Tundra
This is my first post here, though I am on this forum almost every day researching about my 2005 Sapphire Silver Blue SRT6. I've been through the rundown of a lot of common issues, but I was hoping to get some direct advice on this particular one. My front and rear wheels have some pretty bad negative camber going on, they tend to eat the inside of my tires quickly. I usually fix everything on my car itself but nearly half my paycheck goes to my baby and my gf is getting pretty tired of seeing me work on her. So I took it to the local mechanic for advice and he said the ball joints are worn out. He didn't say upper or lower, or even anything about the rear wheels, seeing as he wasn't aware the rear suspension is independent. So my question is; with this paycheck, do I buy new ball joints alone or do I need to get more parts for it than just that? Are any other parts potentially making me look like I belong in a Tokyo tuner car show? I can provide photos or any other information.
Not too sure about your "local mechanic", but I only know what I've learned about our car, thru this forum. The stock rear wheel suspension camber arms are not adjustable. I noticed a visible negative rear camber begin to appear after several years and I still don't understand why this occurred. After researching this here, I've installed adjustable arms/links. There is much info here on the subject, and adjustable (rear) link parts are not expensive. We've had no issues yet in the front end, but time will tell if something needs replacing. 88k on the clock. I believe fronts are completetly adjustable, as would be necessary for a correct alignment.