"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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On Jul 7, 11:46 am, W1TEF wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:18:46 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc

wrote:
I'm doing this because I'm thinking that over the 20 yeasr of it's
life it has slowly sagged in the other direction. Now I'm trying to
make it sag back the other way but hopefully a bit faster since I'm
putting a lot more stress on it.

Ah - I get it - you're right, I misunderstood what you said.

Gotta wonder though if, and I think this is what you were getting at,
it's bent in the other direction. Have you put put a straight edge on
it - like, say a carpenter or mason's level on the axel?

Since the tires wore out on the insides equally it would seem that the
camber is negative. Since it's 20 years old and has sat on the tires
with a boat on it that whole time I'm thinking it developed that
negative camber slowly over time due to the load. At first I though
maybe my springs were rusted together increasing the load but I
loosened one and the leafs are free.

Here's a bit of experience I had with Dexter Axle.
I bought an axle that had no camber and no toe.
Sent that one back and got a new one with good camber but had toe out.
Third axle was the charm It had acceptable camber and toe in.
Conclusion: Even reputable mfrs. don't always get it right the first time.

You should find out for yourself if your axle has a bend problem. If it
does, contact a axle/spring/frame shop and see if they will fix it for you.
Ask them if the bend process weakens the axle. Maybe it needs to be re
hardened after bending. The frame shop will know.