camber bushings
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camber bushings
hey everyone i just put 2 inch coil spacers in my 93 ranger 4x4 3.0 and i was wondering if i will be able to adjust my camber with my stock camber bushing enough to get it stright, or will i have to buy offset bushings, and if so , does anyone have an idea what degree offset i will need?
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you will need to get new bushings,when you go get it aligned the tech can tell you how much camber they took out.if you are dead set on doing it yourself you need two floor jacks,take the tires off and with the weight of the truck on the jacks and with the truck level side to side take a protractor and put it to the wheel mounting surface and take a reading.this will tell you what bushing you need for that side,you will need to do the same for the other side as the beams are different lengths.this will only solve the camber problem and you still need to check the caster.
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From: Houston
joe_m is correct - you need to get new camber bushing in order to get it aligned. Where did you get the springs from? They should, I repeat should be able to help you with that. I did the same thing to my 93' 4x back in 94'. I got the springs and camber bushings from superlift if that is of any help to you, maybe check them out.
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From: Phoenix
My 93 Explorer I added 2" taller springs in the front. First alignment took 2 degree camber bush on one side and 1.5 degree on other - 6 years ago. Just had it realigned, now after I changed all rubber bushings to polyurethane, and the 1.5 side now needed a 2. They charged me $15 for the part and $35 to install. Which is a rip off for 5 minutes of work. Obviously your tires are bowed out at the top or you wouldn't be asking. Get yourself a set of 2 degree bushings and pop them in yourself. Since they are a cam, they affect camber and caster at the same time. Make sure your radius arm and I-beam pivot bushings are in good shape first. Or else you may not get enough camber and caster adjustment with any size camber bush. Especially those radius arm bushings. I changed mine and it corrected a 1 1/4 inch height varitation from right to left at the rear of the truck.
