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1996 Ford Explorer XLT, 4.0, 4x4I replaced the L/R upper/lower control arms (new 1 piece R-side), I/O tie rod ends and shocks, which was an adventure in itself. I'd never worked on a torsion bar suspension before and I haven't done front-end work of this magnitude on anything newer than a '69 (and probably '68), and not since the '70s.
It only took 12 hours (and the R upper (multi-piece) arm she replaced
4 years ago for $600 was shot to shit).Took it to be aligned this morning and the tech tells me he can't do it because the camber is out 2° and the stock Ford adjustment cam is insufficiently eccentric to bring it in to spec, so I need an aftermarket cam.
Damned if there isn't such a thing, NAPA version: Part Number: NCP
2642953This link might work:
Anyone else ever run into this issue...?
(I tried to talk her into a new rig since there isn't a whole lot of sense in putting $2-3000 in parts (it needs more work) on a $1000 vehicle that won't be worth a dime more afterward, but lost that argument on the basis of $3K being less than $15-20K and she doesn't give one f*ck about cars if it gets her from A-B in relative safety and comfort, and this one only has 91,000 miles and is otherwise in good shape.) -----
- gpsman