I have an 84 Bronco in my shop that needs to have the caster and camber tweak. I have adjustable bushings installed, but need to double check myself and ensure that I have the right specs. I really need to talk to someone here that's aligned a lot of these and knows how to measure for the alignment specs.

what I did was measure ride height up front between the bottom of the spring perch and the top of the axle housing. I got 4" on the driver side and 4 1/2" on the passenger side (because its a split beam front end and the housings are different shapes on both sides) so i averaged them together to get 4 1/4". My info says that for that ride height, the camber specs are 1.50 degrees +- .75 and caster specs are 4.50 degrees +- 1.0. but that just seems so far out so i wanna be sure. the truck is supposedly stock height, but has taller tires on it.

am i missing something here? any help would be appreciated.

 

to be honest why not go to an alignment shop, they have the proper tools and equipment to get the job done correctly. if you can find a Firestone location they offer lifetime alignments which are a great investment for our bronco's.

 

i have my own shop. this is a customers vehicle. i just haven't done many of these trucks so I'm trying to learn. i have a hunter alignment machine and all the proper tools to do the job. I'm just questioning the specs and how i know if i'm using the right specs for the ride height of this truck.

 

well take good look at the axle pivot bushings and the radius arm bushings, if these are shot you wont get the front end to align properly. sorry i dont have any specs for you, i can try and dig up my most recent alignment sheet to give you some reference.