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    Does anyone know what the camber should be on a 303 with 5200 # axels.
    Left side is plumb.
    Right side leans in about 3/8" at the top to the bottom of the 15" rim.

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    I think it is camber not caster.

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    No its caster not camber.

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    It's negative camber.

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    William,

    Camber is very difficult to determine without very accurate measuring equipment . . . 3/8" on one side sounds like a lot.
    On a beam axle, positive camber is built in at manufacturing by bending the center of the axle up, pushing the tops of the hubs/rims further apart than the bottoms. As the trailer is loaded, this cause the axle to straighten out but it should always retain some small amount of positive camber.

    Caster is the fore/aft tilt of the rotation axis in a steering system and does not come into play in a beam axle trailer suspension.

    The third alignment measurement is toe-in which is the difference between forward and rearward rim-to-rim measurements.

    If you are concerned about your alignment (which usually shows up as uneven tire wear) it would be best to have it checked by a trailer alignment shop that uses accurate machines such as those manufactured by Hunter.

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    Thanks Rob,
    Tried to e mail you but you must have changed you e mail address.

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    I just returned from two months in the Mexico Baja. While there had to replace all four leaf springs on my 2015 Reflection 303RLS with 25000 miles on it. One broken, one torn off rear hanger and the other two flattened. Passenger side slide has all rollers broken and screws tearing up floor. Driver side slide needs to be realigned and rollers replaced. I love the unit but don't think that it was ready for the roads in Mexico. Never knew about the zerks on the hangers and leaf springs so doubt that they were ever greased. Repacked bearings 8000 miles ago; now replacing all four as they are pitted.

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    Oh boy. So is it even possible to do an alignment with the existing factory axles? I don't see how they could be adjusted.

    OTOH I see Lippert makes a retrofit alignment kit: https://store.lci1.com/mobile-outfit...t-track-ii-kit

    Otherwise the JoyRider system seems to make the axles alignable.

    They also have the Liberty independent suspension system. Not sure how that differs from the MorRyde version.
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