eightynine4x4
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- New York
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 2.5" Suspension
- Tire Size
- 31 x 10.5 x 15
So it’s in lightly and just not yet thread locked and torqued.
I’m concerned about the “reinforcement bracket that is part of the set. It is a small L shaped thing that creates an extra bridge between bracket and crossmember, above the axle connection. It doesn’t line up perfectly, there is like 1/4” gap unless I start to torque it down and create some kind of bending somewhere.
Anybody have any thoughts about this? Pic below.
On a side note, I finally understand how the cam bolts create camber of wheels. Makes sense. But it also took me until now to realize that the old Rancho drop brackets simply have no cam bolts. That makes me wonder … is starting off setting the cam bolts mid way making them the same position as the old version which had no cams? Dead center height? So for now, my passenger side wheel has a cam bolt, driver side does not. Not sure I want to spend money on an alignment until I’ve got both brackets in, and would like to be able to drive the truck between now and then.
I am considering adding a couple heavy duty washers in the reinforcement bracket instead of forcing something weird during torque down.
I’m concerned about the “reinforcement bracket that is part of the set. It is a small L shaped thing that creates an extra bridge between bracket and crossmember, above the axle connection. It doesn’t line up perfectly, there is like 1/4” gap unless I start to torque it down and create some kind of bending somewhere.
Anybody have any thoughts about this? Pic below.
On a side note, I finally understand how the cam bolts create camber of wheels. Makes sense. But it also took me until now to realize that the old Rancho drop brackets simply have no cam bolts. That makes me wonder … is starting off setting the cam bolts mid way making them the same position as the old version which had no cams? Dead center height? So for now, my passenger side wheel has a cam bolt, driver side does not. Not sure I want to spend money on an alignment until I’ve got both brackets in, and would like to be able to drive the truck between now and then.
I am considering adding a couple heavy duty washers in the reinforcement bracket instead of forcing something weird during torque down.