What would cause this?

[rusty ol ranger]

After taking rusty 2.0 up to the shop today to get worked on, first time ive had it on pavement, i noticed the tires are arched...

Both tires, cambered so it looks like the front end is airborne. Ive seen them tilt the other way with bad balljoints, but whats causing them to sit like that? Pivot bushings???

 

[adsm08]

Wait, are they toed, or are they cambered?

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I missspoke, sorry, no they are cambered, to the positive side.

 

[BlackBII]

Do you have a lift or leveling springs/spacers?

Either way, you likely just need to adjust or install new camber bushings on the top balljoint.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Nah its just a stock height 2wd 87 Ranger. Ive never had camber issues from I beams before, i thought you had to bend the beams, didnt realize there was an adjustable bushing

 

[adsm08]

No, if you look closely at the beams, they say "do not head or bend". Back in the 70s that was the right way to do it, they changed the way the beams were made in the 80s and heating them up enough to bend them is bad for the metal.

If things get worn or stuck it can cause the camber to be out of whack. It usually causes camber in, not out though.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Does the camber go away when you back up?

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I dont know, ill have to check that out when i get it back.