Mullet Man Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) i seem to have excessive camber (negative i think, top is towards the frame) on one side of my shee, in comparison to the other. its blatantly obvious when looking at it. how can i tell or what can i do to figure out what/where the problem is? this is the side that i had to replace the a-arms and tie rod ends on after i crashed it. when looking down onto the wheel so that the wheel edges appear flush with each other from top to bottom, in my line of sight, i notice the top edge of the wheel on the new side sits over the top of the upper ball joint farther then when i do this "eyeballing" on the opposite side. (does that make sense?) btw, i do have good eyes lol knowing how my arms looked when they got mucked up, i think i have a bent spindle. can post pics if someone wants to see what i'm typing Edited July 4, 2007 by Mullet Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterlocal22 Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 i seem to have excessive camber (negative i think, top is towards the frame) on one side of my shee, in comparison to the other. its blatantly obvious when looking at it. how can i tell or what can i do to figure out what/where the problem is? this is the side that i had to replace the a-arms and tie rod ends on after i crashed it. when looking down onto the wheel so that the wheel edges appear flush with each other from top to bottom, in my line of sight, i notice the top edge of the wheel on the new side sits over the top of the upper ball joint farther then when i do this "eyeballing" on the opposite side. (does that make sense?) btw, i do have good eyes lol knowing how my arms looked when they got mucked up, i think i have a bent spindle. can post pics if someone wants to see what i'm typing Hi Mullet man, if you could post some pics that would be great. It would take a serious amount of pressure to bend a spindle, you must have really hit hard in the crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBB Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Hi Mullet man,if you could post some pics that would be great. It would take a serious amount of pressure to bend a spindle, you must have really hit hard in the crash. I agree, post 'em up...it's either the spindle or the frame. The '01 I bought my son must have been in a similar wreck as you took, the left side a-arms were both replaced before I bought it, and there was some frame damage at the lower a-arm mounts but it looks like it was hammered/welded back in place fairly well. Anyway when I went to put 450 arms on that one I found a bent spindle; both the brake caliper mounting bracket and the spindle were tweaked from the impact, so I couldn't sell 'em and they wound up in the trash. Must have hit damn hard, maybe a tree I dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 i seem to have excessive camber (negative i think, top is towards the frame) on one side of my shee, in comparison to the other. its blatantly obvious when looking at it. how can i tell or what can i do to figure out what/where the problem is? this is the side that i had to replace the a-arms and tie rod ends on after i crashed it. when looking down onto the wheel so that the wheel edges appear flush with each other from top to bottom, in my line of sight, i notice the top edge of the wheel on the new side sits over the top of the upper ball joint farther then when i do this "eyeballing" on the opposite side. (does that make sense?) btw, i do have good eyes lol knowing how my arms looked when they got mucked up, i think i have a bent spindle. can post pics if someone wants to see what i'm typing A picture would help me out I think................ :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Man Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 will get some pics up asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 will get some pics up asap. ................how's that going? :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Man Posted July 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 As Soon As Possible lol slow your roll biscuit boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 As Soon As Possible lolslow your roll biscuit boy Bisquit boy? I am not sure what to do with that? :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeyfz Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 update?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Man Posted July 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 i got pics, will upload them later tonite. its kind of hard to tell in the pics. trying to get the right shot too show the issue is awkward. its more of an in person can definately tell then.. thing. when riding, i notice that side wheel/tire has a wobble too it, so something is definately bent somewhere. i got a line on a spindle and hub to replace it with to hopefully remedy the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawarriorman Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 i got pics, will upload them later tonite. its kind of hard to tell in the pics. trying to get the right shot too show the issue is awkward. its more of an in person can definately tell then.. thing. when riding, i notice that side wheel/tire has a wobble too it, so something is definately bent somewhere. i got a line on a spindle and hub to replace it with to hopefully remedy the problem... If the wheel is wobbling, its the wheel or hub. Can't be the spindle, it doesn't rotate, and therefore can't wobble. Most likely the wheel, hit something hard and you torque the wheel (I did it to mine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 i got pics, will upload them later tonite. its kind of hard to tell in the pics. trying to get the right shot too show the issue is awkward. its more of an in person can definately tell then.. thing. when riding, i notice that side wheel/tire has a wobble too it, so something is definately bent somewhere. i got a line on a spindle and hub to replace it with to hopefully remedy the problem... Hopefully, this is where my eyecrometer will come in handy.................... :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeyfz Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Hopefully, this is where my eyecrometer will come in handy.................... :geek: LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruko Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 i got pics, will upload them later tonite. its kind of hard to tell in the pics. trying to get the right shot too show the issue is awkward. its more of an in person can definately tell then.. thing. when riding, i notice that side wheel/tire has a wobble too it, so something is definately bent somewhere. i got a line on a spindle and hub to replace it with to hopefully remedy the problem... I got a brand new set of ITP C-Series front rims and one had a wobble to it... doesn't affect anything, just looks kinda stupid. Pissed me off since I bought them and then went riding out off town the next weekend so I couldn't take it back right away. By then it had some scrapes and scatches so I couldn't return it. Try switching the tires from side to side and see if the wobble goes to the other side. That'll tell you if it's a rim or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Man Posted July 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 (edited) got really drunk last night so i didnt get them uploaded like i wanted too, man my head hurts! http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=5ymnex3 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6by1s2t http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6cgldp2 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=5z2lge0 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=5yip2cy http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4lt06fn dont know why i didnt think of swpping wheels to the opposite side. if the spindle shaft is bent, wouldnt that affect the hub and wheel? Edited July 14, 2007 by Mullet Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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