camber bushings

[blackmoonsix]

I could use some help please. I did a 2" coil spacer kit on my 1991
4x4 ranger and bought procomp camber bushings to correct the camber.
I took it to my local Les Schwab and they had to swap the procomp's
for different bushings just to get the camber even close to normal. It is
still not correct. Does anyone know of a bushing that will correct this our do I
have to get the drop brackets. Please help!

 

[4x4junkie]

Yeah you probably should've waited to buy the bushings until finding out exactly what size was needed (it's never the same for two trucks).

Did Les Schwab they say why they weren't able to align it? Did they not have the correct bushings on hand? Or is your frontend too far out? (up too high)? If the latter, then yes, you would need brackets.

 

[blackmoonsix]

Yeah Les Schwab said it was as good as he could get it with the bushings they had. He never said anything about another type of bushing. The truck sits 2 inches above stock height. Thanks for reading.

 

[4x4junkie]

Stock height does vary a bit, so "2 inches above stock" is not a good guarantee it'll always be alignable.
So they didn't really say why they couldn't align it properly? Did they indicate what size bushing they did use?


With the truck parked on level ground, how much higher up is the pivot bolt for the driverside axle beam vs the center of the wheel hubs?
If the difference is more than about 3" you'll need drop brackets. If it's 3" or less, then it should be able to be dialed in with the proper bushings.

 

[blackmoonsix]

So I checked the measurement and it is about 2 1/2" from pivot to
hub center. Any advice on where to get bushings and if that does'nt fix
the camber do I need just the drop brackets or is there more parts I would
need. Thanks for the info so far it has been very helpful.

 

[super91]

Try napa for the bushings. I just ordered some camber/caster bushings for my truck saturday. +/- 4 degrees. the numbers NCP 2643950

 

[4x4junkie]

Yes, Napa should have a pretty good selection of bushings to pick from.

IMO, the 2-piece (dual-axis) bushings are the best ones to get, but their max setting is about a degree less than the biggest available fixed (single-axis) bushing. Not sure if that would be enough for it to align correctly (it'll probably be real close though).

I would get in touch with the alignment place and find out what bushings they used, so you have something to go on when getting the new ones (IMO, the alignment place is REALLY the one who should be getting these bushings, as they are the ones with the machine to show how far off it is, otherwise you're just guessing).

 

[blackmoonsix]

I will do some checking, thanks