D35 Swap Issues

[dirtystanchez]

Hi all!
I just finished swapping a D35 from a 93 ranger into my 87 super cab, which used to have D28. I have a 4 inch skyjacker, stage 2 lift installed for 6 years.
From what I've been reading, there isn't much of a difference from D28 to D35 except that the D35 is wider.

D35 does have camber bushings but appear to be the stock versions. Before the swap, my ranger was level on all 4 corners and I installed camber bushings from skyjacker or some company. After the swap, the left front was 1 inch lower than the right front. Both front springs were kept on their same side.

The left front had awful negative camber (top of tire leaning in).
The right front had positive camber (top of tire leaning out).

I've rotated the camber bushings and it helped the right front come close to zero, but still leans outward. It didn't help much for the left front.

I added a 1/2 inch spacer under the left front coil and that helped out quite a bit for camber, but now made the right front worse on positive camber.

I'm wondering why this happened? I don't have the D28 anymore to compare actual dimensions of the TTB beams, but seems like there is a difference between them for this much change.

The right front camber bushing is set to the most negative camber, and still the top of the tire is outward. I thought of changing the mounting hole from the 4 inch to 6 inch to see if that will help as it seems the right beam mount point is too high now. My center-line hub to hub is about even with the front mounting hole of the left beam. I originally shimmed the LF with a 1 inch spacer but that caused the RF to be worse.

Any ideas or experience with this? I can shim the bottom of the springs more, but just doesn't make sense.

FYI, I also swapped a 8.8 disc in the rear too, which did lift the rear slightly due to larger diameter of the axle tubes vs. the 7.5.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[4x4junkie]

Is the passengerside coil seated in the upper bucket properly?

Other than that, all I can think of is the camber/caster bushings need to be adjusted or changed, as they would obviously be set differently than what your D28 ones were set at.

If needed, you could also drill a 3rd hole in between the two existing holes on your pivot bracket for the passengerside beam. Skyjacker's hole placement is a little odd on that side, however in most cases it shouldn't prevent you from being able to align it correctly.

 

[dirtystanchez]

Yes, the coil is seated properly. I triple checked that when testing out the spacer. You're probably right on changing the bushings. I'll look for a new set. It's just so odd that the alignment of the beams are so far off from the previous setup.

 

[scotts90ranger]

The camber on my passenger tire was a fair amount different than the drivers side if I remember right, just spend the $$ and get the 4* fully adjustable bushings for alignment, the stock 1* bushings don't give you much adjustment...

 

[dirtystanchez]

The camber on my passenger tire was a fair amount different than the drivers side if I remember right, just spend the $$ and get the 4* fully adjustable bushings for alignment, the stock 1* bushings don't give you much adjustment...

Thanks, Scott.. Do you have a link or manufacturer name for these 4* bushings?

 

[4.0B2]

I believe Rock Auto actually has them. You'd have to look to be sure tho. Try your local Napa, my local Napa had the 4* at one point.

 

[dirtystanchez]

Found them on TRS using the search.... LOL.
Thanks guys!

 

[scotts90ranger]

I got mine at Napa, I think they were like $25 each...