02 XLS Camber Issue

[BrentW]

Ok.. When i got this vehicle the inside of all 4 tires had steel belting showing while the outsides of the tire had plenty of tread. I suspect they rotated front to rear on it because the rears set strait up. The fronts however dont and the passenger front is worse than the drivers. I have jacked it up and pulled on both front tires and they move slightly (probably wheel bearing play which I am going to address) but I suspect there is something else going on too. I know on my old 95 I had to replace both upper control arms because the bushings on them were dead. Does this one have the same setup? Or is there someplace else I need to look to adjust the camber on it? And is there a good diagram online of the front suspension on the 4x4? I keep finding ones that are for the sport. Thank you Ford for continuing the old explorer after making a new one. Brilliant for parts hunting.

 

[BrentW]

Is this what I need to straiten things up?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Driver-and-...rd|Model:Explorer&hash=item27e896452c&vxp=mtr

 

[BrentW]

Ok.. Shame on me. I found a sticky thread for the ball joint replacement which shows me the suspension. Great pictures on that. Now I guess the question is do these have camber issues that are common and are easily fixed. I dont believe my ball joints are wore out and the front seems tight, just the camber is way off / \ like that.

 

[swshawaii]

Installing 2002 Camber/Caster Adjuster Kits
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373576

 

[BrentW]

This leads to my obvious question. Is this commonly needed? Why is it necessary? I would think something is wore out for my camber to be as far off as it is. Is there a common wear point in the front suspension on these models? I knew they made kids to adjust camber but I dont want to try and cover up the symptoms, I want to fix the actual problem.

 

[swshawaii]

Before you address negative camber, ALL other parts including control arm ball joints, bushings,
wheel bearings, etc., must be functioning properly before you can get an alignment within spec.