Adjustable Camber/Caster Bushing
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Adjustable Camber/Caster Bushing
I just installed: Adjustable Camber/Caster Bushing for Pinch Bolt Axle Ford Trucks & Vans. This makes aliments much easier! No need to find a shop with multiple pinch bushings!
Relativity easy install/replacement, however if your truck is in salt country you might have more of a problem getting the old pinch bushing out then I did.
I got my bushings through Tire Rack, the bushings are being closed-out. I paid $7.00 each plus shipping ($23.00 total!).
Part number: Ingalls 59400
Relativity easy install/replacement, however if your truck is in salt country you might have more of a problem getting the old pinch bushing out then I did.
I got my bushings through Tire Rack, the bushings are being closed-out. I paid $7.00 each plus shipping ($23.00 total!).
Part number: Ingalls 59400
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why are you putting those in? Ya know out of the hundreds of alignments Ive done on these trucks I have only had to replace them once or twice. When caster or camber goes out it's almost always eithe rleaf spring bushings or saggy coils. Or shackles too. Those are notorious for throwing caster off.
What was wrong with yours? If it's IFS and camber is out new coils and pivot bushings will put it right back where it belongs. It's the right way to fix it too.
What was wrong with yours? If it's IFS and camber is out new coils and pivot bushings will put it right back where it belongs. It's the right way to fix it too.
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The camber was way off on the passenger side, possibly from the factory. The tire was acting like an eraser going down the road. There were no other problems with the suspension.
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I just did all my shackles ,bushings and add a leaf on the front of mine the camber was out over 3* on both sides had to buy new camber bushings and your right they were horrible to come out they only were good for 2* camber so I am still out a degree that was the best the front end shop could do how much of an adjustment do the bushings you just bought give you is it more than 2* if so I will be back to the alignment shop in the morning to raise some chid lol
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If you adjusted it 2 degrees then get ready to replace the ball joints. They won't last turned over that much. Was it negative camber? or positive? you should have gotten the springs rearched bay to factory specs or replaced them instead of the add a leaf. Those always cause alignment problems. If it's negative and all the bushings are for sure good then you can use spring spacers but I don't usually recommend it. It's just a piece of old spring about 6 inches long under the leaf spring. I really doubt it was off from teh factory. That's a chevy truck problem, not ford. I've been a alignment tech for both of them. you got some bad bushings somewhere. It's gotta be. negative camber I'd guess pivots. Positive could be pivots too along with the wrong shocks on it or somebodies goofy attempt at lifting it. Usually negative is bad spring or shackle bushings though.
I just put some rearched springs on my 350 that came off my f250 with all new bushings and it came right into perfect alignment. It was really bad on the caster before because of the shackle bushings missing. And some nut putting an adjustable bushing on the left side. I have a factory one back in it now.
I just put some rearched springs on my 350 that came off my f250 with all new bushings and it came right into perfect alignment. It was really bad on the caster before because of the shackle bushings missing. And some nut putting an adjustable bushing on the left side. I have a factory one back in it now.
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The adjustment for '87 to '96 2wd F150's: Camber Neg 2deg to Positive 2deg. Castor Neg 2deg to Positive 2deg.
For '87 to '00 4x2's F250's & F350's: Camber Neg 1.75deg to Positive 1.75deg. Castor Neg 1.75deg to Positive 1.75deg.
RRanch: I appreciate that your are an alignment Technician. I don't have access to someone with your expertise anywhere near me. Tell me if I'm wrong but now I can have my truck aligned almost anywhere it will fit on the rack. Plus even the Stealer ship here doesn't have the selection of pinch bushings available to do the job with out ordering parts.
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For '87 to '00 4x2's F250's & F350's: Camber Neg 1.75deg to Positive 1.75deg. Castor Neg 1.75deg to Positive 1.75deg.
RRanch: I appreciate that your are an alignment Technician. I don't have access to someone with your expertise anywhere near me. Tell me if I'm wrong but now I can have my truck aligned almost anywhere it will fit on the rack. Plus even the Stealer ship here doesn't have the selection of pinch bushings available to do the job with out ordering parts.
Thanks,
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If you adjusted it 2 degrees then get ready to replace the ball joints. They won't last turned over that much. Was it negative camber? or positive? you should have gotten the springs rearched bay to factory specs or replaced them instead of the add a leaf. Those always cause alignment problems. If it's negative and all the bushings are for sure good then you can use spring spacers but I don't usually recommend it. It's just a piece of old spring about 6 inches long under the leaf spring. I really doubt it was off from teh factory. That's a chevy truck problem, not ford. I've been a alignment tech for both of them. you got some bad bushings somewhere. It's gotta be. negative camber I'd guess pivots. Positive could be pivots too along with the wrong shocks on it or somebodies goofy attempt at lifting it. Usually negative is bad spring or shackle bushings though.
I just put some rearched springs on my 350 that came off my f250 with all new bushings and it came right into perfect alignment. It was really bad on the caster before because of the shackle bushings missing. And some nut putting an adjustable bushing on the left side. I have a factory one back in it now.
I just put some rearched springs on my 350 that came off my f250 with all new bushings and it came right into perfect alignment. It was really bad on the caster before because of the shackle bushings missing. And some nut putting an adjustable bushing on the left side. I have a factory one back in it now.
Everything was good on the front end other than what was changed, to begin with the camber was / \ I had air bags that were caring most of the weight but they started to leak air and I noticed the camber was getting out of hand so I brought it in and the add a leaf was what he suggested so I went for it all the bushings and brackets for the leafs were changed this brought the top of the tire way out nothing else is worn out believe me because the shop would be all over it to get more money out of me lol,I do notice it is not as bad after a week or so of driving and It is kinda hard to compare my front end to yours I have a 250 you have a 350.
Thanks for the Input though it is much appreciated.
O.P sorry I didn,t see you were talking 4x2 front end sorry for the hijack
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most shops are full of idiots, trust me. YOu would not believe how many I have walked out of from a boss telling me to set the toe and let it go or trying to get me to sell someone struts at 30,000 miles. I got fed up quick at most places.
So the camber is positive now. You got too much spring. The proper way to fix it would be dropped center pivot brackets. I swear I would never put those bushings in one. It's rigging it. Those things have always been meant for frame shops for final tweeking but alignment shops should know how to fix it right. Unfortunantly flat rate pay doesn't give them much incentive to fix it right. It does to fix it fast though.
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d recommend taking it to a spring shop and ask him to remove the add a leafs and arch the springs back right. It will ride much nicer too.
So the camber is positive now. You got too much spring. The proper way to fix it would be dropped center pivot brackets. I swear I would never put those bushings in one. It's rigging it. Those things have always been meant for frame shops for final tweeking but alignment shops should know how to fix it right. Unfortunantly flat rate pay doesn't give them much incentive to fix it right. It does to fix it fast though.
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d recommend taking it to a spring shop and ask him to remove the add a leafs and arch the springs back right. It will ride much nicer too.
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I forgot to say I was thinking about your problem and cussing to myself today when I saw a jeep cj with a solid front axle and about 3-4 degrees positive camber roll out of the last alignment shop I quit today. What a sight. How they did that I have absolutely no idea. It's an old dana solid front axle and they don't even make a way to adjust camber on that one. But they did!
Oh, and one other thing, those "adjustable" bushings, the ones that's like a sleeve within a sleeve, are notorious for breaking. I usually got the fun ones with those in it at the ford dealer because that's where people go as a last resort but lots of camber /caster problems I fixed were due to those things being broken and turning in the hole. Amazing the other shops didn't see it. I've seen a couple take the ball joint out with it too. I'm sure that was a hairy ride when it happened.
Oh, and one other thing, those "adjustable" bushings, the ones that's like a sleeve within a sleeve, are notorious for breaking. I usually got the fun ones with those in it at the ford dealer because that's where people go as a last resort but lots of camber /caster problems I fixed were due to those things being broken and turning in the hole. Amazing the other shops didn't see it. I've seen a couple take the ball joint out with it too. I'm sure that was a hairy ride when it happened.
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