Raising control arms on a ranger

I am planning on raising my upper control arms 2 inches on my 99 mazda and I was wondering who else has done this, I just put 20's on it and I want to correct some of the camber. How did you make your mounts? Got any pics? Will raising the control arms mess with the sterring at all?

I guess nobody works on rangers?

rasing the arms is a good solution but as with all solutions it does have its side effects.

i am gount to just use tabs and brace them all the way around so that the stock location is still there. also i would advise pushing the upperarms out just a little when doing so.

your steering will be effected but it should be atainable and not be anyworse then it already is

hows those byc arms going?

i havent been able to do much to my truck because i have been out of the country for the last week or so

I havent driven the truck that much with the byc arms yet. I just got my 20's this weekend so thats always fun. How would it affect the steering?

Edited: 3/24/2006 5:04:55 PM by sleepy

You will have some problems with the steering rack running 20's The inner joint binds up before it will really lay . You'll end up with bumpsteer by relocating the uppers also. Charlie

By just raising the upper control arms you are then F-N-UP the front end geometry. Just mah two :cents:

you can raise the uppers as long as you raise the steering rack to get it all back in line

raising the steering rack causes more clearence problems with the frame which is already a problem

dont do it just make adjustiable upper arms. I would think the tie rod balljoint would bind once the camber problem changed witht he spindle sittin at the angle it is takin angle off of the steering joint once its straight its going to add alot. WEll i guess do it and c what happens. GOOD LUCK

it is the same as on anything else.1. jack up truck and get level2. position front suspension at half travel or ride height[sometimes the same, depending on truck and owner]3.with your steering wheel straight, you should be able to draw a straight line through your lower a-arm bushings through the inner tie rod or steering pivot through your upper a-arm bushing. this way everything is following the same arc. if it falls out of line, you have opposing arcs causing...bumpsteer. when the suspension travels the a-arms want to follow one path while the steering will want to follow a different path.4.with a straight edge, mock up where the upper mount would be. go from lower hole center through pivot center on steering rack to....new upper hole center! that will retain the correct geometry w/o bumpsteer. now remember that some camber is good, it is there for a reason. if you raise the arm too far, you will hardly have any camber change. while this sounds good on paper, it seriously affects handling, since the tire no longer cambers inward to put more tread on the road while turning. sorry that took so long. remember, measure once, cut twice. measure twice, cut once.