SalRanger2

yea this is what i was thinking of

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'99 Ranger XLT Reg. Cab Stepside
2/3 Drop
2.5L
2WD
5spd
K&N Filter
Air Box Mod
Explorer OHC

Fx4wannabe01

Okay.....first things first. How many miles on the truck? How long have you owned it? Have you done any suspension replacement as of yet? That'll determine a good amount of what's been going on with your truck. Alot of folks don't replace things until they break. And if you've got some 120k+ miles on the ride, well then, we know what's going on. BJ's, outer rod ends, uppers(GET ALL MOOGS!!!!). I'd even suggest getting adjustable cam-bolts for the upper arms. Stock, there's virtually no caster/camber adjustment. If you run cranked bars or even untouched bars, you'll want cam-bolts(Ingalls #29000 from Summit). Then a full complete thorough alignment with two good tires up front. Can't align with two horribly effed up tires!! lol. RockAuto has great prices on Moog stuff and it's who I went through.

With that much crazy angle and apparently everything "good", I'd start to suspect the bearings/hubs. Jack the truck up and wiggle the tire at 12 and 6, in and out. If there's give, you need bearings. Timken/Timkin brand would be the best there. See vid below:

Mine has about 140k on it and I just now finally had my alignment done. Did BJ's at about 70k, outer rod ends at about 115k along with bearings after a failure. NEVER having done it before after buying it at only 30k, just eyeballed. Now I have new tires and want them to actually last. I've got the superlift up front, fox coil-overs, and upper cam-bolts. It's dead freaking on. Couldn't be happier with how it drives now.


Shouldn't have to do inners. I thought mine were moving and needing done but the frame shop called 'em good.

FYI: BJ's are built into the arms.....therefore if you order upper joints, you're getting arms. That's why the price is HUUUUGE for those compared to the lowers. If you order Moog, their arms have replaceable joints. Makes it cheaper in the long run.

THIS

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Redneck_ranger

Yeah, just hit 140,400 on my way home today.

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Fx4wannabe01

Then it's likely everything needs addressed. Now what about all the other questions I asked and comments???? Hmm....

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Redneck_ranger

I owned it for 8 months on the 19th. No susp work done yet. All axle work. I'm pretty sure you hit the nail on the head mate. You seem to know what you're talking about.

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pooleo

Must be that chain in the front

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'99 4.0 Auto. 4x4 .................. '96 4.0 5spd. 4x4
Ext Cab. XLT ........................ Ext Cab. STX
4.10's Aussie locker /.............. 3.73's. L/S in Rear
L/S in rear. / .........................6'8 Sno-Way plow
HD Diff cover / ..................... OHC/Stang Dome

cookiemonster

My truck is the exact opposite i have 1.8 degrees positive camber....but i know what my problem is! lol Just don't have the money to fix it at the moment!

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1993 power ranger!

with some stuff done to it.....

Brinker88

Simple fix like I told you. Get 2 degree adj. camber bushings for the upper balljoint!

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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.

pooleo

actually, if your 4wd, you should have adjutable camber bushings

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'99 4.0 Auto. 4x4 .................. '96 4.0 5spd. 4x4
Ext Cab. XLT ........................ Ext Cab. STX
4.10's Aussie locker /.............. 3.73's. L/S in Rear
L/S in rear. / .........................6'8 Sno-Way plow
HD Diff cover / ..................... OHC/Stang Dome

Redneck_ranger

Well, I just had my outer tie rod replaced on the passenger side, and it seems like it took a lot of it away. Before the tires start wearing funky, I'm gonna replace the drivers side and then probably ball joints. So hopefully it helps.

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