Yep, don't even bother with those things.IME caster bushings just aren't enough. (even installed correctly)
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Yep, don't even bother with those things.IME caster bushings just aren't enough. (even installed correctly)
Honestly not sure if the caster is causing your wheel pull. Other than the pull do you like the way it drives? I drove mine for several years with about your caster number running offset bushings... It was just OK. (2.5" OME lift). When I went to J lift is when I said enough of that. Swapped my offset bushings and arms to a friend (who has zero caster and lift) took his OEM bushings and arms and then went to plates.So what are my options at this point? Go back to OEM bushings and install plates? Which plates?
Which plates.... not sure. There are lot more on the market now than years ago. I'm running MetalTech's. Landtank via Wit's End? (@landtank @NLXTACY correct me if I'm wrong) has them as well as several other popular vendors.So what are my options at this point? Go back to OEM bushings and install plates? Which plates?
Generally speaking no. You wouldn't want to combine caster bushing with plates. Now bushings have work fine for some, I just didn't like that setup and never got back to where I wanted to be in the numbers. Like said i swapped mine with a friend that was running OME med 2.5" lift w/o any correction so was a win-win. End of the day it will be up to you on how well your truck drives (set aside the pulling which I believe is different, but could be wrong).I'm just trying to solve for what I can see right now. I'm not sure that it will solve the pulling issue but it's something that's measurable and is off so seems like a good place to start.
Can I install plates with the OME bushings or will I need to swap back to OEM and then install plates. All of the plates that I've seen seem to be made specifically for certain degrees of correction?
Given that the caster is different from side to side, I would be very suspicious that the shop did not get the bushings in equally so now you have one side that is off. Not to mention they do not seem to be providing much correction at all for a 2.5" lift. I have Yellow bushings and heavies all around and have zero issues. I have driven thousands of miles and over 100mph and the truck is rock solid.
First thing I would do is figure out why there is a difference in height from right to left. That shouldn't be there. Be sure to look the truck over for any signs of an accident.
I've pulled them and reinstalled them. But you run the risk of deforming the ring and having them loose in the hole afterwards. A couple of tack welds would take care of it.
Post pics of how they are installed.
and a 2.5" lift needs 4.375* or so of correction to bring it back into the original range before the lift. I don't see yellow bushings doing that.
Where do you get that 4.375 number? Even the adjustable bushings will only get 3 deg max. If the bushings are a waste of time, even with a small 2.5" lift, why would vendors even bother selling them? I can't find plates for anything under a 4" lift.
You want pics of them mounted on the vehicle or once I pull them off?