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Do Front Coil Springs Go Bad ?


B3000SE

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Today I backed My Rig into its parking spot and I noticed my front tires looked bowed In(on the bottom) like really bad.... and when I flipped it around they bowed out(on the top)... I'm thinking that the Coils have just worn out but Ive never had that happen before.I realize that the TTB Suspension appears funny looking at times but this just looked .... well not normal,I'll post a pic but im not sure It will show what I'm Talking about.Look at the bottom of the Front driver side tire and see how much its being pulled in at the sidewall compared to the rear... Ive already checked the tire pressure(38lbs warm) and the front shocks are fairly new(less than a year) I'm puzzled

 
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Here Is another pic I took this morning that might show A little more about what Im Talking about

 

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The camber of your front tires is off (negative camber). This could be due to tired coil springs or bad ball joints. If your ball joints arent bad you can adjust the top ones to fix some of the camber (see write up in archive section) or replace the coils. hope this helps.
 

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