cmattina
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4x4 with Tbars
So, changed my upper control arms yesterday, and it didn't look much like the parts diagram at all... https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/suspension/chassis-parts/arm-assy-front-suspension-7816245-1
My bolts looked like normal bolts, there was no cam washer or cam bolt, and the one metal plate that comes out could only go back in the way it came... I am very confused as to what/why i was supposed to mark. It seems it could have only gone back together the way it came apart.
Anyone familiar with this?
EDIT: After some searching I found that if i wanted to adjust the camber I would need to buy a kit as my truck did not come from the factory with adjustable control arm... So, on that point, do i need to worry about alignment it if i just did a like for like control arm replacement?
So, changed my upper control arms yesterday, and it didn't look much like the parts diagram at all... https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/suspension/chassis-parts/arm-assy-front-suspension-7816245-1
My bolts looked like normal bolts, there was no cam washer or cam bolt, and the one metal plate that comes out could only go back in the way it came... I am very confused as to what/why i was supposed to mark. It seems it could have only gone back together the way it came apart.
Anyone familiar with this?
EDIT: After some searching I found that if i wanted to adjust the camber I would need to buy a kit as my truck did not come from the factory with adjustable control arm... So, on that point, do i need to worry about alignment it if i just did a like for like control arm replacement?
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