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adjustable radius arm bushings???




shadetreebronco

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I am wondering the same thing , seen a video on youtube . they where used on a 2wd f-150 with leveling coils.
 

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Bump...
Anybody tried these? I'm thinking about giving them a shot. My RA bushings have already been replaced so I can just unbolt the brackets.
What I can't find out is what you do with the metal part in the kit?
 

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I found a set instructions online. The metal piece is a locking device. I assume so that the bushing does not rotate. You bend one tab to the bushing and the other to the bracket.
I ordered a pair and will report back after I get them installed.
 

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Put them in today, technically easy if not fast. I thought unbolting/rebolting the radius arm brackets would be quick but not as quick as I thought. Lots of tight spaces. I spent about 3 hours wrenching. I did this on the ground by myself with hand tools. I have air tools but there were few places I could use them so I didn't.

The setup: 2" spacer lift, stock brackets.

The result: much better than anticipated. First off, steering feel has increased weight and that's good. Before it had feather light steering, now it feels normal. Twitchy feel is 90% gone, just feels stable.
Another way to put it is that the sensation of speed is reduced, 55 now feels like 45 used to. Mid-turn corrections are no longer "exciting" and bump steer is greatly reduced.
 

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Just saw this product yesterday. Would love to see more personal reviews about it.
 

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