Does anyone besides me say it's about time??

[Primosboy]

To fix the camber you will need to get a front end allignment, either get the drop arm quick and get it alligned or get a lifetime allignment now and then get it re-alligned when you get the arm. When you lift a truck it affects your toe as well as your camber. It is the toe that does the damage. I have seen bad toe eat tires in less than 10,000 miles. $50 for an allignment is far cheaper than $897 for tires.

Sweet looking rig BTW, I love the 1st gens.

Well I've already paid 200 bucks for a specialty alignment by Big-O,because of how toed and cambered they were. They were really bad. It's all the stock front end really..just has 2" lift springs and 2 inch spring spacers. I'll have to get a new front end eventually. How much does an arm cost? I'll prolly get the arm and then have it aligned again.

 

[Bajabronco]

So no drop brackets? if not you will probably never get the camber back to normal, but it's the toe that really kills tires, so if you have had it aligned since it was lifted the toe should be fine. Though if you put in the new arm, then you would need to have it done again.

 

[Bajabronco]

I just looked at your pic and it looks like you do in fact have drop brackets, my bad, I misinterpreted what you said.

It is surprising that big-o couldn't get the camber any better than that.

The stock bushings that control the camber can only go so far before they run out of adjustment. You can get aftermarket bushings that allow for more adjustment for pretty cheap ($50-$60 I think) and then they should be able to get it adjusted better. The bushings are things with the large hex head that you upper ball joints go in to. They are slightly offset and thus by turning them you move the ball joint adjusting your camber and castor.

 

[Primosboy]

I just looked at your pic and it looks like you do in fact have drop brackets, my bad, I misinterpreted what you said.

It is surprising that big-o couldn't get the camber any better than that.

The stock bushings that control the camber can only go so far before they run out of adjustment. You can get aftermarket bushings that allow for more adjustment for pretty cheap ($50-$60 I think) and then they should be able to get it adjusted better. The bushings are things with the large hex head that you upper ball joints go in to. They are slightly offset and thus by turning them you move the ball joint adjusting your camber and castor.

Yeah they went through 3 different lvls of aftermarket bushing to get it the way it is now. That's why it cost soo much. They did it once with new bushings..didn't fix it..went a lvl up..didn't get it..so they went one more and go it like it is now. Wait a minute...so is my front end stock or is it fitted with special drop brackets??

 

[countryboy]

check out this link you may have a high rider seeing as it is a 87 look at the ttb brackets and radious arm bracket does yours look like those

http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/spring2008/high_rider_stx.htm

 

[baxtej44]

where did you get that grill? i love the look and want one for my 1st gen as well.


btw, i like the graphics down the side... retro/vintage looking in my opinion, but nice.