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- Location
- Lawrenceville Georgia
- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
I have recently done a 2inch lift all around on my 1990 Ford Ranger (2.3L 2wd Single Cab). I did so with load adjusting shocks in the back, and with spring spacers and lifted shocks in the front.
I ended up having to get the camber/caster allignment bushings to correct the massive positive camber that resulted in the front. This corrected the allignment of the front wheels, but the suspension geometry is still very off with the bottom of the spring bowed inward. I would like to correct this, and I am under the impression that my best bet for correcting the geometry is to install either extended radius arms, or a drop bracket. I am leaning toward the brackets due to cost and lack of need for a super high end setup.
Most importantly, I am trying to understand if I will need the axle pivot bearing as well, or dropped pitman arm. Can someone please explain exactly what the pitman arm drop will correct, as well as whether the axle pivot bearing is an important step. Thank you all for your time!
I ended up having to get the camber/caster allignment bushings to correct the massive positive camber that resulted in the front. This corrected the allignment of the front wheels, but the suspension geometry is still very off with the bottom of the spring bowed inward. I would like to correct this, and I am under the impression that my best bet for correcting the geometry is to install either extended radius arms, or a drop bracket. I am leaning toward the brackets due to cost and lack of need for a super high end setup.
Most importantly, I am trying to understand if I will need the axle pivot bearing as well, or dropped pitman arm. Can someone please explain exactly what the pitman arm drop will correct, as well as whether the axle pivot bearing is an important step. Thank you all for your time!
