radius arm, still trying to get them even PROBLEM SOLVED

fordguy · Jan 23, 2012

i have read alot of the threads. after several attempts one is about an inch higher. i think i will turn the bushings over first, should i swap both front and back or just one at at time. i have poly bushings and my choices are front bottom and rear bottom, assuming that means what is says, front is on the cap and rear is on the radius arm. any comments or suggestions welcome.

shamu · Jan 23, 2012

Ck out this article from WH
http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/bronco_lean/tech_faq

garberz · Jan 23, 2012

Are the bushings new? If they're not, you'll never be able to adjust them differently.

JWMcCrary · Jan 23, 2012

Try soaking them with dish washing liquid, makes them slick and worked for me trying to get them even. The dish liquid will wash off easily when you are done. Rear bottom & front bottom does mean what it says. It's a pain but keep trying and eventually you should be able to get it within a 1/4 inch.

stlo · Jan 23, 2012

yeah alot of guys use the dish soap and i have saw it work my self...ill prolly hear groans but i used moly grease...just for fun...flip the set of bushings that are low and tighten the cap back on and see what happens....IDK this is but i have done alot of them and for some reason that was the culprit on the last one....i dont think any of the wedges are the same from the factory....from the 3rd grade weld that came from the factory i have never done two broncos that are the same

deltarat · Jan 23, 2012

I must have done mine 50 times and could never get them closer than 3/4".

fordguy · Jan 23, 2012

they are new poly, will flip the low side tonight and see what happens. they have liberal amounts of d/w detergent on them

chriswitt · Jan 23, 2012

I spent probably ten hours.... (no joke) trying to get mine right. Got them very close 1/8" higher on passenger side. I figured this would damn near eliminate my lean..... nope. Still leans. :-[ Steel shim under coil cup helped out with most of the lean.

Dbarnes72 · Jan 23, 2012

It's voodoo. I swapped the caps and they came right in about an eigth inch difference.
Not saying it'll work but it's worth a go.....

GloNDark · Jan 24, 2012

Mine was voodoo as well. Probably atleast 10 hours into mine. Got pissed on a saturday night, left it all disassembled on the floor over night. Then came out in the morning and said screw it, if it leans it leans......slapped it all together and no lean. %) Go figure.

broncomitch · Jan 24, 2012

Mine still leans a good 3"!

I said screw it and I'm 3 linking the front lol
Can't stand C bushings anymore lol

Zillacon · Jan 24, 2012

Spray the hell out of them with foamy glass cleaner before you go at them. It also helps to have a buddy with and put a long pipe on the higher arm and put a block under the lower arm to allow for pipe flex then have your buddy stand ion the pipe and tighten them down. Saves a crapload of time and frustration.

fordguy · Jan 24, 2012

flipped bushings over on both sides and 1/8 inch difference. swapped the low side first and it was about 4 inches different. thanks everyone.

stlo · Jan 24, 2012

good deal glad it worked....like i said i have never done one that was the same as the last one...lol

JWMcCrary · Jan 25, 2012

fordguy said:
flipped bushings over on both sides and 1/8 inch difference. swapped the low side first and it was about 4 inches different. thanks everyone.

explain flipped over? does that mean where it says bottom you have that on top?

latrucker · Jan 26, 2012

fordguy said:
flipped bushings over on both sides and 1/8 inch difference. swapped the low side first and it was about 4 inches different. thanks everyone.

Been fighting this myself. Sounds like a good solution, but won't flipping degreed c bushings give you negative caster. Negative caster....not good. I wonder if going with two different degree bushings would be a good alternative. Just my 2cents

blubuckaroo · Jan 26, 2012

Is your lean in the front or rear?
I fought a rear lean for years. I tried the WH radius arm hocus pocus even though WH states it is only for a front lean. The fix was a new set of body bushings and a 3/4" spring spacer on the driver's side. Most of the leans I've seen is from crushed body mounts and uneven weight distribution.
I wouldn't compromise the steering geometry by flipping the "C" bushings to try to correct a cosmetic problem like a lean. I think you have something else going on.

fordguy · Jan 26, 2012

did not have a lean, just trying to install bushings per instructions. will see how it sets when i put it under the frame. i dont know enought to speak on the negative caster, others will speak on it that know more.

latrucker · Jan 26, 2012

fordguy said:
did not have a lean, just trying to install bushings per instructions. will see how it sets when i put it under the frame. i dont know enought to speak on the negative caster, others will speak on it that know more.

Negative caster is when the top steering knuckle is in a more forward position than the bottom. By flipping the bushings you are rotating the top of the front end housing forward and the bottom toward the rear of the vehicle. This will tend to make it steer like a bicycle with the handle bars spun around 180•. Very squirmy feeling. When i first bought my EB it had negative caster. After one hour of driving you were worn out from trying to keep it on the road. This should only pertain to degreed c bushing. Not sure which you ones you have. Hope that helps.

jim3326 · Jan 26, 2012

I'm gonna solve the problem with a WAH from BC;D May not really solve it but it looks cool

Jim W.

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