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- 1998
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I hope this is in the correct section.
The vehicle is a 1998 XLT Ranger SuperCab rear wheel drive with front coil springs.
I am replacing the front suspension rubber, ball joints, steering and brakes on my new (to me) Ranger. I got the drivers side done and started the passenger (right) side. I did a direct replacement of the upper arm on both the left and the right side and started to do the right lower arm.
The rear bushing on the right lower arm uses two medallion type inserts on the end of the interior tube to spread the pressure on the frame when the bolt is torqued to the correct amount. The back hole is elongated for adjustments of the wheel position and it looks like the replacement bushing center tube would not properly engage the frame connectors due to the mismatch of tube end size and elongated frame hole size.
The center tube through the existing bushing is slightly larger (about ,03) than the center tube in a K8705 bushing. The bushings that seem to be available with the medallion type are not the correct size (length nor diameter) and seem to be made for the upper arms. The ID of the medallion hole is the same as a new center tube in a bushing from a K8705 kit. The correct OD diameter bushing from the K8705 tried for fit in the rear section, is too short without a set of medallions, but the interior tube is to small to allow the installation of the necessary medallions.
A replacement arm with bushings and ball joint installed, did not have the medallions on the rear bushing and did not appear that it would install properly/safely, so I left it at the parts store.
Does anyone know what are the part numbers for the correct bushings with medallions to install into this piece of brilliantly engineered piece of (censored). I'm old and don't have time for this nonsense.
This is starting to take the shine off of my new toy!!
The vehicle is a 1998 XLT Ranger SuperCab rear wheel drive with front coil springs.
I am replacing the front suspension rubber, ball joints, steering and brakes on my new (to me) Ranger. I got the drivers side done and started the passenger (right) side. I did a direct replacement of the upper arm on both the left and the right side and started to do the right lower arm.
The rear bushing on the right lower arm uses two medallion type inserts on the end of the interior tube to spread the pressure on the frame when the bolt is torqued to the correct amount. The back hole is elongated for adjustments of the wheel position and it looks like the replacement bushing center tube would not properly engage the frame connectors due to the mismatch of tube end size and elongated frame hole size.
The center tube through the existing bushing is slightly larger (about ,03) than the center tube in a K8705 bushing. The bushings that seem to be available with the medallion type are not the correct size (length nor diameter) and seem to be made for the upper arms. The ID of the medallion hole is the same as a new center tube in a bushing from a K8705 kit. The correct OD diameter bushing from the K8705 tried for fit in the rear section, is too short without a set of medallions, but the interior tube is to small to allow the installation of the necessary medallions.
A replacement arm with bushings and ball joint installed, did not have the medallions on the rear bushing and did not appear that it would install properly/safely, so I left it at the parts store.
Does anyone know what are the part numbers for the correct bushings with medallions to install into this piece of brilliantly engineered piece of (censored). I'm old and don't have time for this nonsense.
This is starting to take the shine off of my new toy!!
