2022-2023 Total Wheel Alignment Sourcebook

Heavy Duty Truck Axle Shims

Ordering one Part Number supplies SIX SHIMS in a box. When placing order spring pad length and width is needed. Choose from Aluminum, ZINC and Manganese Bronze Shims

Specialty Products carries Truck Axle Caster Shims in three different alloys, giving the technician the opportunity to match price point and mechani cal requirements to meet their customer’s needs. Note: Shims should not be stacke d.

ALUMINUM ZINC

MANGANESE SPRING

SPR. PAD QTY/

ALLOY

ALLOY

BRONZE

WIDTH DEGREE LENGTH BOX

10405 10403 10404 10412 10413 10414 10422 10423 10424 10432 10433 10434 10442 10443 10444 10452 10453 10454 10462 10463 10464 10472 10473 10474 10505 10503 10504 10512 10513 10514 10522 10523 10524 10532 10533 10534 10542 10543 10544 10552 10553 10554 10562 10563 10564 10572 10573 10574 10605 10603 10604 10612 10613 10614 10622 10623 10624 10632 10633 10634 10642 10643 10644 10652 10653 10654 10662 10663 10664 10672 10673 10674 10705 10703 10704 10712 10713 10714 10722 10723 10724 10732 10733 10734 10742 10743 10744 10752 10753 10754 10762 10763 10764 10772 10773 10774

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

2-1/2” 1/2° 2-1/2” 1° 2-1/2” 1-1/2° 2-1/2” 2° 2-1/2” 2-1/2° 2-1/2” 3° 2-1/2” 3-1/2° 2-1/2” 4° 3” 1/2°

5” 5” 5” 5” 5” 5” 5” 5” 6” 6” 6” 6” 6” 6” 6” 6”

ALUMINUM ALLOY HD SHIMS These economical

over-the-road heavy duty truck axle shims are our lowest cost option. With average compression

strength and hardness these shims are available in a large variety of sizes and offer the technician a cost effective means to correct caster on over-the road trucks and trailers. ZINC ALLOY HD

3”

3” 1-1/2°

3”

SHIMS These over-the road heavy duty truck axle shims are a fast and accurate means to align f

3” 2-1/2°

3”

ront or rear axles

3” 3-1/2°

of most popular tandem trailers and trucks. These Zinc Alloy shims offer another level of performance versus our traditional aluminum shims. For a small cost increase versus aluminum, you now have the hardness of our premium manganese bronze shims and a much improved compression strength as compared to aluminum shims. MANGANESE BRONZE HD SHIMS

3”

3-1/2” 1/2° 6-1/4”

3-1/2” 1°

6-1/4”

3-1/2” 1-1/2° 6-1/4”

3-1/2” 2°

6-1/4”

3-1/2” 2-1/2° 6-1/4”

3-1/2” 3°

6-1/4”

3-1/2” 3-1/2° 6-1/4”

These shims are t standard. Top of t line compression strength and hardness means that when you set your alignment - i

he he

3-1/2” 4°

6-1/4”

4” 1/2° 6-1/2”

4”

6-1/2”

4” 1-1/2° 6-1/2”

4”

6-1/2”

t doesn’t change.

4” 2-1/2° 6-1/2”

NOTE - if you are using “Z Blocks” or other axle spacers you need to spread the load to prevent the shim from crushing. Check out SPC’s HD Axle Spacer Plate below to solve this common problem.

4”

6-1/2”

4” 3-1/2° 6-1/2”

4” 4”

4° 5°

6-1/2” 6-1/2”

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10598 10698 10798

HD AXLE SPACER PLATE (6)

Spread th by Hendri Sterling, F crush or ev HD Wedge S caster shim o pl

e load! “Z” Blocks and other axle spacers used ckson, Freightliner, Kenworth, Mack, Hollis, ord, and others create pressure points that will en break the toughest of caster wedges. Use this pacer Plate to spread the load and then use the f your choice to modify alignment. The 1/8” thick ates come 6 to a pack and are available in three widths. The HD Wedge Spacer Plate can also be sed to dial in ride height from side to side. #10598 - 3” Wide • #10698 - 3.5” Wide #10798 - 4” Wide u

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