Suspension How to do a wheel alignment video

[jazzeddie1234]

I suspect some of you are a bit unsure of my technique in aligning jtech suspension so I found a video of the pros doing it on cruisemaster suspension which is almost identical in design

I've done this tons of times and it's way cheaper

 

[Drover]

I think the earlier JTek didn't have any camber adjustment and minimal toe and some were just not fitted on the chassis properly so required removal and resetting in place .............. Have done beam/spring axles but not one of those .................

 

[jazzeddie1234]

earlier JTek didn't have any camber adjustment

Yes mine only has toe.

 

[Drover]

Yes mine only has toe.

That could be frustrating, be like mine if they start to scrub on the inside your either way too heavy or the spring is going slack............ I have Knee suspension so its replace springs or rebuild the whole thing.......

 

[Hitting the road]

I have the JTek suspension on mine as well...not the updated JTek 2 model where provision has been made to update to air bag suspension.
The previous owner advised me that he had issue with the right rear tyre wearing excessively when he had it, so he had just changed the tyre.
I had the tow in / out and alignment done by one of the mobile truck mobs before the Lap.

They advised me that the right rear ran out of adjustment and still was a couple of degrees out on toe. So far though so good though, has done around 30,000kms since then, I rotated tyres at 13,000kms, got a bit slack and only rotated them again when I did the wheel bearings a few weeks ago, after another 16,000kms.

Very little tyre wear visible, no sign of heal and toe and no scrubbed shoulders so pretty happy so far...this is on the 31x10.5x15 Hankooks I replaced the standard tyres with prior to doing the Lap. They are around 2" taller too than the Jayco standard tyres so get an extra inch of ground clearance...plus about 2" wider so tracks really well...

 

[Drover]

With that run @Hitting the road I doubt anything wrong with the alignment then, it would have certainly shown up by now .....

Tread type plays a big part as well, tight turns with will put a lot of load on the components each time you do tight and slow turns, the more aggressive the tread pattern the more stress due to more resistance, I have seen tyres still contorted the next day on some rigs, the stress on suspension, bearings and tyre walls would be high, a simple rock forward and back once in position should get everything back to normal position and remove any loading .........
The wider the tyre the more load put on everything, my 265's I try not to do tight turns unless on gravel where slip will occur.....