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I noticed a while back that my rear wheels appear to be cocked inward at the top. I have notice some other chevy's with this look. I was wondering what causes this, or if the shop left something out when they put my truck back together.

nuclear_ned Enthusiast

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Are you talking about negative Camber?

 

 

I suppose you could think of it as negative camber. I didnt think there were adjustments of that nature on the rear of the truck.

hoorders Enthusiast

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it points in slightly at the top..

Can you take a few pictures so we can see what you mean...........I don't think its normal as I have never noticed this on other trucks.......my 2000 silvy rear wheels are straight.

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The outer axle tubes are pressed into the center cast diff gear housing. It is possible to tweak these press joints such that the wheels are no longer parallel. Usually the wheels will lean in a bit at the top, although it is also possible to have the wheels out of parallel in any direction. If your wheels are not parallel it is time to replace the axle--there is no way to repair this situation without a jig that can re-align the axle outer tubes. The good news is that you can drive for many miles in this condition if you do not heavily load the axle. In the long run you will eat tires and eventually the axle gears will get noisy as they are not aligned properly as will wear badly.

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Are you seeing any weird tire wear, say on the inside half of the tire?

 

 

No. Thats what is a little strange. It doesnt seem to wear odd at all. I guess I'll have to take a picture of it and post it.

95Sierra2500 Senior Enthusiast

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Are you seeing any weird tire wear, say on the inside half of the tire?

 

 

No. Thats what is a little strange. It doesnt seem to wear odd at all. I guess I'll have to take a picture of it and post it.

 

 

My fiancee` pointed out to me that on my old '95 2500 the rear tires seem to point in at the tops. Standing (or driving) behind it, it's true, it does look like they're pointed in. However, I'm pretty sure it's just an optical illusion because 1. I don't get abnormal tire wear and 2. my rear bumper is bent, so it makes one side look like it points in further than the other, which SHOULD give me VERY strange tire wear. A crude check of the rear tires with a tape measure shows that the tires are perpendicular with the ground.

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