Brad4321
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- Columbus, IN
- Vehicle Year
- 2001
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 2.3L
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2001 ranger, 2wd, DJM 4/5 drop kit
Upon trying to install the upper arms, I have noticed two things. First is that the arms are (measured) 1/4" wider at the bushing end than the factories. In the included pictures, one bushing is in place. As you can see, the other one will not line up without a lot of force...and I can't see that polyurethane bushing lasting very long with this much misalignment. I tried both arms and both are wider than the factory mounts. The original upper control arm slides in an out of the frame without interference.
The second issue is I do not see a c-clip in the balljoint, yet I see a place for a c-clip. I am assuming there should be a c-clip installed here, yet there is not? The lowers have a c-clip installed. I have not test fitted the lowers yet...a bit afraid too.
Did I just get a bad set of arms, or are they suppose to be wider? To say the least, this is a bit disheartening.
Upon trying to install the upper arms, I have noticed two things. First is that the arms are (measured) 1/4" wider at the bushing end than the factories. In the included pictures, one bushing is in place. As you can see, the other one will not line up without a lot of force...and I can't see that polyurethane bushing lasting very long with this much misalignment. I tried both arms and both are wider than the factory mounts. The original upper control arm slides in an out of the frame without interference.
The second issue is I do not see a c-clip in the balljoint, yet I see a place for a c-clip. I am assuming there should be a c-clip installed here, yet there is not? The lowers have a c-clip installed. I have not test fitted the lowers yet...a bit afraid too.
Did I just get a bad set of arms, or are they suppose to be wider? To say the least, this is a bit disheartening.
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