1990 ranger prerunner

[adam17]

you will need drop down brackets or bent beams would be the way to go to fix your camber problem.

 

[84projectFORD]

soo, anyone wana help me out with the tow concern?

if your talkin about the tow-in of the tire, that can be easily adjusted by loosening the adjusters and turing them so teh tires are straight again till you can hit a alignment shop.

how many degrees will i have to adjust to correct the geometry of my 4" lift? btw im 2wd, idk if they make them adjustable enough for that much lift...

It may take all 3.5 degrees to correct it or maybe a bit less. 3.5 degrees is alot of adjustment and should bring you very close to stock specs if not right on the money. the part number they give you from NAPA will be the ones you need. jsut tell them your truck is 2wd (they may ask anyhow).

 

[fmxfreak]

alright, well i got bent beams and 3" wheelspacers... i duno if the beams were bent for the exact amount of lift that i have... but def. for at least a 3-5 inch lift. and they have adjustable camber bushings... i will upload pics to see what you all think. and ended up getting bilstein 5100's for the rear till i can save up for long travel... prolly gona 4 link it

 

[RaceRanger97]

alright, well i got bent beams and 3" wheelspacers... i duno if the beams were bent for the exact amount of lift that i have... but def. for at least a 3-5 inch lift. and they have adjustable camber bushings... i will upload pics to see what you all think. and ended up getting bilstein 5100's for the rear till i can save up for long travel... prolly gona 4 link it

are you sure you understand what all is involved when doing a 4- link set up??

 

[fx2prerunner]

WTF? 3" wheel spacers, are you nuts, I used 2" and feared for my life every time I drove the truck, loose the spacers and find some offset wheels. It's your ass thats on the line and if one of those spacers fail it could all be gone especially without a cage

 

[RaceRanger97]

yeah, I ran 1 3/4" spacers for like 3 days along time ago whith the 5.5 kit and decided they were not worth the little bit of width. They dont do anything but make you worry while using the truck.

 

[fmxfreak]

yeah the wheelspacers are kinda extreme.. i got them with the beams.. . and yea i kno 4 link is pretty extensive, you have to get a 4 link kit which replaces the leafs to use coilovers and puts the axle on arms... but that will be a while.. idk ill prolly change my mind 100 times before i decide on what to do with the rear suspension. my tires should clear without the spacers anyways.

 

[fmxfreak]

thanks for the advice though, my dumbass wouldve just left the spacers on until something went wrong. hah.. and i will update u with some pics, promise. just to see your alls opinion on everything

 

[fmxfreak]

wheel bearings shot

i was driving today and my wheel bearing broke on the front right.. my wheel just pulled right off when i jacked it up. i got new bearings but the threads are messed up on the end of the spindle.. how difficult is it to swap the spindle out.?

 

[canyoncritter]

Are your bent beams cast or forged? You will need to know this to ge the correct spindle/knuckle.


pretty easy,about a 1-2 hour job if all go's smooth.


jack truck,

pull of wheel

compress caliper, drive out caliper pins, remove caliper&brake pads,hang caliper out of your way.

pop off dust cap on the end of the rotor, pull cotter pin,cotter pin lock washer, take off bearing nut, pull rotor and bearing. set aside

pop your tie rod end,smack the steering knuckle arm, w/5lb sledge, an few times should pop. if not you can take the tie rod end nut and turn in up side down and screw it back on the tie rod, and give a a few smacks.Just becare you don't smash the nut down or mushroom the tie rod end etc.


For cast beams(do your beams say, "do not bend or heat or weld" cast right in to them?..IF you look as the beams from the front of the tuck,you pretty much can't miss it, if they do/are
For cast beams, you looking for a spinle/knuckle from a 89-94 truck if you have single piston brake calipers, 95-97 if you have dual piston brake calipers


..........if not you have forged beams

For cast beams
Take the ball joint nut off, losen the pinch bolt on the upper ,work you camber bushing out of you can. First rember what the bushing is set at.so you can put it back to the same marks if adjustable bushing. and smack the beam close to the ball joints till they pop/come lose off the ball joint.

Now if your new spindle/knuckle dose not have ball joints or are trashed or just feel better about your own bal joints, your going to have to press in an out ball joints.IF you got a auto zone, they rent the tool.IF you don't have some place to rent the tool,(pretty much a giant c clamp) harbor fart has them for 30 bucks or so.

forged beams If you have forged beams, you looking for a spindle/knuckle from a 85-88 ranger

for forged beams, you wont have the pinch bolt. and the ball joints are in the beams so you wont have to swap out ball joints

Good time to check you ball joints over too.

reverse steps to put new spindle on. Don't foget to tighten wheel bearing to specs and such.

You may also need to get a alignment after wards as well.


And I won't make a "glad you didn't run those wheel spacer jokes"

 

[fmxfreak]

yea, shouldnt have used wheel spacers. haha.
and i have cast beams... sucks that i have to change out the spindle in a elementry school parking lot that i pulled off the road to.
thanks for the help though

 

[fmxfreak]

all went smooth on the spindle swap, i just used my spindle off of my old beams, and still need to adjust the camber bushing a little. but when i had to change my caliper and brake line i cant get the brakes to pump up all the way after bleeding every wheel and no air is coming out anymore.... and i dont see any leaks. any idea?

 

[Quasi242]

WTF? 3" wheel spacers, are you nuts, I used 2" and feared for my life every time I drove the truck, loose the spacers and find some offset wheels. It's your ass thats on the line and if one of those spacers fail it could all be gone especially without a cage

What..., 3" wheel spacers aren't a legit way to build a prerunner? That isn't what Prerunner Maniac says, check out this thread.

http://www.prerunnermaniac.com/Prerunners/Prerunner-Features/Short-Course-Style-Prerunners.php

 

[fmxfreak]

well they did give me good stability, but arent good at all on your wheelbearings haha

 

[joxracing]

lookin' goood!

sucks about your spindle though...

time for a-arms!