RA Bushings...did I get the right ones???

[Blaine Cooper]

I just got my RA Bushings from carparts.com. The rep told me which set I needed, Moog #K8746. I've read that the bushings look like a mushroom with a hole drilled down the middle. These sure don't look like that. It is a 2 piece design which allows for caster adjustment and a bushing lock that goes between the 2 pieces when the correct caster setting is obtained. I've never heard anyone mention a design like this. What do you guys think?

 

[Maniak]

Blaine,
Here is a picture of the radius arm bushings you can get from most standard autoparts stores (checker, cragen(sp?), autozone etc).

I have heard of Radius arm bushings that will allow you to set the caster but I have never seen them.

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[Blaine Cooper]

Mark, thanks for the reply and the great picture. Now my curiousity has really been stoked. Why would I need the adjustable camber bushings? My Explorer is as stock as it gets except for holes in the airbox.

 

[Blaine Cooper]

Anybody out there?

 

[Rick]

You shouldn't need adjustable bushings unless yu are trying to corret a problem. i suggest you get the non-adjustable ones.

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[Blaine Cooper]

Rick,
Thanks for the quick reply. Here is the deal. I already have the adjustable ones right here. Says they are adjustable from 1 degree neg to 1 degree pos. I guess that they can be set at 0???? If they will work, I might as well keep them. What do you think?

 

[Rick]

I tried a set to adjust my caster ( I didn't have enough). The trouble is that they wore out quicker than the stock ones.

I would go with a set from Energy Suspension if you can get them.

 

[Blaine Cooper]

Thanks Rick. I really don't know what I want to do now. I hate to have to pay to ship them back and a restocking fee. The bozos at carparts.com sure haven't done anything to earn repeat business from me.

Anybody else have an opinion?

 

[raven2]

I dont know about your bushings, but when the frame shop replaced my bushings, they also had to replace the camber or caster bushing ( I dont remember whch one) to get it aligned properly, so maybe the set you got would elminate this need to change that bushing.

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[This message has been edited by raven2 (edited 04-13-2000).]

 

[Rick]

The adjustable camber bushing installs over the balljoint stud.

The adjustable caster bushing installs at the end of the radius arm.

One doesn't affect the other.

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