Adjustable Castor Bushing Source?
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Adjustable Castor Bushing Source?
So I got done with my 2" econo lift on my 96 (Dayco 2" donuts in front & Tuff Country add a leafs in back, KYB Hi-pressure shocks = total cost $300). Castor is now way off but I can't find a source for adjustable castor bushings except installed at the alignment shop. I really prefer to suffer the abuse of doing it myself if I could find the bushings.
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Cottage Grove (just south of Eugene). And 2" or not it needs castor bushings in the worst way (I put a t square on the side of the tire and the bottom of the tire is more than a 1/2 further in. So it is immediately starting to chew on the outside edge of the tires. No other front end issues as I bought this new in early '97 and it only has 52k on it.
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Check with some of the lift kit makers, like Superlift or Skyjacker. They often offer the adjustable CAMBER bushings for their 2" leveling spring kits. THe problem with a 1-2" lift like you've done is that if the factory camber bushings are not concentric or are offset to one side of the stud, you will have a difficult time with alignment even with new bushings.
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Well I guess I'm beat on this one, so it's off to Les Schwab Tire for their guaranteed alignment with new bushings for $130. Real happy with the lift though, the TuffCountry add a leafs take the 400-500# toungue weight from my camper without flinching.
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Cottage Grove (just south of Eugene). And 2" or not it needs castor bushings in the worst way (I put a t square on the side of the tire and the bottom of the tire is more than a 1/2 further in. So it is immediately starting to chew on the outside edge of the tires. No other front end issues as I bought this new in early '97 and it only has 52k on it.
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Thanks to everyone for the input. It's obviously best that I take it in and let the shop do it. I'll let you know how it comes out tommorrow.
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So the new alignment bushings are in ($134) and things are good enough. The deal is for a 2" lift , depending on each Bronco's original alignment settings some are correctable without new bushings, some require the new bushings and some (lucky me) can only get close with the new bushings and require drop down brackets to get it right on. A stump I ran into while wheeling with extremely dark sunglasses a couple of years ago may have impacted 
the alignment.
the alignment.
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Well Streetgang, I had originally planned on doing my own alignment. Now that its done, I still think it seems to "wander" some. Since it only has 52k miles, my impression is that the alignment shop took out the toe-in to limit tire wear (they sold me the tires as well).
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