Redneck_ranger

The title says it all. I heard it was from cranking up the torsion bars, bad ball joints, tie rods needing to be pushed out, front end alignments needing to be done, and maybe something else... I was told by the previous owner that the tbars are cranked, but by Clinton that they are not. I'll try to get some pics of the tbars up sometime soon for a reference. But what do y'all think? I'm getting some new tires on very soon, and would love to fix this because my current tires have horrible inside wear. Clinton told me that even having the torsion bars cranked shouldn't affect tire wear... But from what I read online, the top control arm is shorter, causing the top of the tire to be pulled toward the inside of the truck. Is this true? What would solve it?

From this pic, you can kinda see the way the tires are leaning.

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Brinker88

Have you jacked it up and checked hub assy's and balljoints? Sounds like that's definitely the problem. That or you have a broken camber bolt on the upper control arm

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1993 4x4 Ford Ranger Ext. Cab, stepside|4.0L|Lifted | Dana 35 TTB | 4.56s | Disc 8.8 with Aussie Locker |Yakima Roof Rack |35" BFG KM2's on MT Classic IIs |Etc.. | We are the 4x4 % |

Wherever we want to go, we'll go. That's what a truck is, you know. It's not just a frame and a cab and a bed and engine, that's what a truck needs but what a truck is... what the Ranger really is... is freedom.

Redneck_ranger

Ball joints have been replaced just before I got the truck with Moogs, and the hubs have been fixed multiple times. Still hasn't corrected the problem. And would the broken bolt cause both sides to lean in like that?

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Brinker88

Broken or loose, yes. They set the camber on that suspension. You need an alignment badly. Never seen camber that far off on IFS like that, even with torsion bars cranked.

Why have the hub assy's been fixed MULTIPLE times? Are they cheap/inferior ones?

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1993 4x4 Ford Ranger Ext. Cab, stepside|4.0L|Lifted | Dana 35 TTB | 4.56s | Disc 8.8 with Aussie Locker |Yakima Roof Rack |35" BFG KM2's on MT Classic IIs |Etc.. | We are the 4x4 % |

Wherever we want to go, we'll go. That's what a truck is, you know. It's not just a frame and a cab and a bed and engine, that's what a truck needs but what a truck is... what the Ranger really is... is freedom.

Redneck_ranger

Well, this just got set on the back burner... Turns out that the diff blew up on me, not the CV axle.

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djfllmn

if you crank the tbars and dont get an alignment youre gonna see outside not inside wear...cranking the tbars adds positive camber

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Redneck_ranger

Negative is where the tops point inward, ain't it?

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djfllmn

^yep

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Redneck_ranger

That's what I have. On my truck, the top control arm is shorter than the bottom, therefore causing the tbars to pull the tire inward when they are cranked to lift it.

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djfllmn

that doesnt make sense...usually when you lift a vehicle you add positive camber and when you lower it you add negative camber

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