Hey guys, need some help with my alignment

[mtm]

I have a 95 splash that has been lowered with a 3/4 DJM kit. My truck sat up a lot higher in the front so I recently removed a bit of the coil to level it out. 3/4 of a coil on the driver side and 1 1/8 of a coil on the passenger side to make up for the 1/2" difference. Anyway right now I would say that I have a 4/4 drop. So I took the truck to the alignment shop today. One with the fancy laser alignment machines. When I get back the old timer tells me he can't do anything with it? When I ask why, he says "i'm not sure what kind of suspension you have under that thing but I don't know what to do with it" So I continue to tell him about the ford I-beam suspension and he still seems confused about the whole thing so I decided to move on to the next shop. I get to the next shop and they say "Hey man no problem we can get that thing exactly where it needs to be, pick it up at 4:30." I get home and about an hour later they call me and say "Hey man the only way we are going to get this thing straight is if we heat and bend the I-beams." I mean WTF? So I brought my truck home and I've decided to tackle the job myself. I know how to do the toe in and toe out so all I need to do is figure out which eccentric I need to buy in order to just get my truck as close as possible to aligned. I drove it around 25 or so miles today and it never pulled, shaked, squealed, or anything. Drove like it always does. I just want to get it as straight as I can so I don't wear out the inside of my tires. I could understand if I cut out half the spring and the camber caused the tire to rest on the perch but this is barely even noticeable. Barely a 4" drop in the front and now my truck is supposedly "unalignable?" What gives? I see guys on here with like 5-6" drop in the front and they are driving straight. I scanned the printout the first shop gave me which shows my current alignment specs. Hoping you guys could help me make better sense of it. Does the camber readings need to be 0°? Can't you buy camber/caster adjusters to compensate up to 3°? Also I took pictures of both front wheels so you guys can see what I'm working with. Sorry for the long post but It's been a hell of a day. Thanks in advance.

 

[martin]

I would tend to doubt the accuracy of his machine when I see rear numbers like that on a solid axle. Regarding the front, the camber changes considerably as you drive around with this kind of front suspension and I agree with you it does not look far out. for the ttb you can get adjustable bushings but I don't know if such a thing is available for the tib. Someone on here must know though.

 

[mtm]

I agree. You would think I had had independent rear suspension based on that sheet. On ranger power sports I found a thread about this application and I am going to call napa tomorrow to see if I can get the adjusters. I'm sure I can get it where it needs to be. Also, sorry I am drawing a blank here. What do you mean by ttb and tib?

 

[kunar]

twin traction beam (4wd) and twin i-beam (2wd) - both pretty similar as far as suspension geometry goes.

finding a shop that can align these trucks is hard. i have been there before, i know what you mean. ideally, these are the bushings you want. you can go a cheaper route and get the fixed bushings, if you know for sure what bushings you need. the adjustable ones are nice though because you can tweak and tune, or change it again if you decide to change ride height again. now, the question i have to ask, what exactly did you replace? what is included in the djm kit? if it was only springs, you wont be able to align it properly, but ive got a feeling you replaced the beams too?

btw, the truck looks great.

 

[4x4RangerGuy]

Aligning these trucks is perfectly possible, I do it all day at my shop. It just takes a lot more time and work.

Spicer makes adjustable camber bushings for Ford TTB/TIB suspensions which often must be used on older vehicles. I'll try to get you the part number today...we have a Spicer catalogue which lists all the alignment parts you'll ever need.

Also, those numbers for a rear solid axle suspension are perfectly acceptable. Very few trucks have perfect numbers in the rear, at least in my experience.

 

[4x4RangerGuy]

The Spicer part number is 612-2025. It's adjustable up to plus or minus 4 degrees. I use it in all the Fords I do.

 

[canyoncritter]

what size ecentric (camber/caster)bushing's do you have in it now?

 

[koda6966]

Looks like a banana.

But I have the same problem with my camber on my stock height truck.