Good morning all.
I will be replacing the Upper Control Arms on a 2002 Ford Ranger(160,000 miles) / giving me new Ball Joints and Bushings.
Ford Rangers have a two-piece UCA on the passenger side / one piece has Bushings, other piece has Ball Joint (see photo).
It's common practice to replace these two-piece arms with a one piece and using an adjustable Cam Bolt (see photo).
My concern is that I may loose my 'camber' alignment with the Adjustable Cams resulting in poor tire wear.
Question: Has anybody installed these Adj Cam Bolts and had problems.
The 'current' Control Arm with Bushings can not be purchased / I would need to buy replacement Bushings.
But that's an option if the Bushings can be easily replaced.
So that's it:
Option 1: Keep it stock and deal with the Bushings and hope it can be aligned
OR
Option 2: Go to a one piece Control Arm with the adjustable Cam Bolts (I believe many Indy Mech would go this route)
Thanks for any suggestions.
Factory two piece Upper Control Arm (photo from internet)
Adjustable Cam Bolts (photo from internet)
I will be replacing the Upper Control Arms on a 2002 Ford Ranger(160,000 miles) / giving me new Ball Joints and Bushings.
Ford Rangers have a two-piece UCA on the passenger side / one piece has Bushings, other piece has Ball Joint (see photo).
It's common practice to replace these two-piece arms with a one piece and using an adjustable Cam Bolt (see photo).
My concern is that I may loose my 'camber' alignment with the Adjustable Cams resulting in poor tire wear.
Question: Has anybody installed these Adj Cam Bolts and had problems.
The 'current' Control Arm with Bushings can not be purchased / I would need to buy replacement Bushings.
But that's an option if the Bushings can be easily replaced.
So that's it:
Option 1: Keep it stock and deal with the Bushings and hope it can be aligned
OR
Option 2: Go to a one piece Control Arm with the adjustable Cam Bolts (I believe many Indy Mech would go this route)
Thanks for any suggestions.
Factory two piece Upper Control Arm (photo from internet)
Adjustable Cam Bolts (photo from internet)