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Old 05-02-2017, 02:27 PM
Varilux Varilux is offline
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Default How do I tell if I have a camber plate?

New to Rangers (purchased an 04 FX4 OffRoad last week), and definitely new to torsion bars.

I'm planning on lifting my front by cranking my T-bars (thankfully did a bunch of searches and realized I do NOT want to change my keys- just crank the bars). I'll immediately be getting an alignment (because the camber will change- some threads talk about the toe in changing, not sure why that would be affected). I've looked at the bolts, and it appears they still have a lot of adjustment left in them, so I'm hoping to get the stance fairly level.

My question is "How do I tell if I have the camber adjustment plates in my truck?" From what I've read some Rangers come with them and some do not? Although I've done a bit of wrenching over the years (including replacing the front steering/susp on my '65 Mustang), I've never encountered a "camber plate," so I'm not sure what it would look like.

I also purchased some Rancho RS5000X shocks to preserve the suspension travel (some threads claim the stock shocks can handle the T-bar lift- but others quite pointedly note that the shocks become the limiting factor after the lift, and using extensions or longer shocks is the way to go).

TIA! -Pete
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Old 05-05-2017, 08:41 PM
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Default Re: How do I tell if I have a camber plate?

when you take it to get an alignment they will do that for you and worst comes to worst you will have to return to the factory setting on your t-bars and I do have a question what size tires do you have on this truck
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Old 05-08-2017, 08:10 AM
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Default Re: How do I tell if I have a camber plate?

Well, as it turned out they did have to install some bolts to do the alignment. I was very surprised to find the main adjustment needed wasn't the camber, but rather the caster and toe-in (the toe-in was way off).

It took them 6 hours to do the alignment, but from what I understand it was more an issue with their equipment than with the truck (although apparently the bolts created some challenges of their own). In the end, they just charged me $150 for the bolts, time, and alignment- which I thought more than fair.

I did 3 cranks on each side (which topped out my driver's side bolt) and gained about 1.25" on both sides.

My tires are 265/70R16. Eventually, I'd like to go to a 15" rim with 32" tires, but the dealer I purchased the truck from put brand new tires on- so I'll put some wear on them first.
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