caster bushings

[michael holcomb]

ok guys i did the washer li. i only raised it 1 inch ( that made it level ). which caster bushing do you think i need? also what size socket fits the pinch bolt.

 

[509lifted]

from what i understand u dont need new ones unless u raise it over 2 inches but i could be wrong

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

from what i understand u dont need new ones unless u raise it over 2 inches but i could be wrong

It actually kind of depends on what bushings were in there to begin with....


IMHO, your best bet is to get adjustable bushings. That way if you do go to a bigger lift sometime down the road, you can adjust for it. Or if you would take it back to stock or whatnot. For the price of a bushing, it's really not that much more to go adjustable and be done with it. The real hard part is finding a decent alignment shop that can do a good job with getting them set right. Most alignment shops in my opinion fall flat on that one. They're not used to working with the old TTB and TIB suspensions and they don't seem to grasp the difference needed to make it right.

I'd look up rockauto.com and get a set of adjustables. I just picked up a set for my choptop and for my 88.

 

[adsm08]

Since your camber/caster will change with spring settling and suspension wear, there is no way to accurately figure which bushings you need to put in from your lift without putting it on an alignment rack and measuring.

Get a 0 to 3* and pop it in then get it aligned properly. The pinch bolt is 15 or 16, I'm not sure. Seems like my truck has one of each.