rangerenthiusiast
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- Location
- Hudson Valley, NY
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey, folks.
Me again. So I’ve been trying to replace the body mount bushings on the 1992 Ranger Supercab that I bought earlier this year. Unfortunately, the previous owner kept driving it despite the bushings being shot, so the old hardware destroyed the tops of the cab mounts themselves from the constant rubbing of metal-on-metal. I couldn’t find replacements and the mounts are all very solid everywhere except the tops. So I’ve been fabricating plates that I will be welding to the tops of the mounts to accept the new bushings and hardware that I bought from LMC. The problem I’m having at the moment is determining proper alignment of the cab before I weld these new plates fast to the tops of the mounts.
The instructions that came with the new bushings indicate to only replace one side at a time (in order to maintain the cab alignment relative to the frame and bed), but as previously stated, the old tops of the mounts were no longer keeping things aligned when I got it, so there was no point. So my question is whether anyone knows of good reference points on the truck that I can use to measure off of, in order to make sure that the cab is aligned side-to-side and front to back before welding the new plates onto the mounts? Or, even better, is there any old Ford reference material out there that provides this kind of information? Once I weld the new plates on, there won’t be any adjustment, so I have to get it right or I’ll have a cab that’s crooked relative to the rest of the truck.
Hope I’ve explained my question alright. If not, please let me know and I’ll try to be more clear. Thanks as always, everyone!
Me again. So I’ve been trying to replace the body mount bushings on the 1992 Ranger Supercab that I bought earlier this year. Unfortunately, the previous owner kept driving it despite the bushings being shot, so the old hardware destroyed the tops of the cab mounts themselves from the constant rubbing of metal-on-metal. I couldn’t find replacements and the mounts are all very solid everywhere except the tops. So I’ve been fabricating plates that I will be welding to the tops of the mounts to accept the new bushings and hardware that I bought from LMC. The problem I’m having at the moment is determining proper alignment of the cab before I weld these new plates fast to the tops of the mounts.
The instructions that came with the new bushings indicate to only replace one side at a time (in order to maintain the cab alignment relative to the frame and bed), but as previously stated, the old tops of the mounts were no longer keeping things aligned when I got it, so there was no point. So my question is whether anyone knows of good reference points on the truck that I can use to measure off of, in order to make sure that the cab is aligned side-to-side and front to back before welding the new plates onto the mounts? Or, even better, is there any old Ford reference material out there that provides this kind of information? Once I weld the new plates on, there won’t be any adjustment, so I have to get it right or I’ll have a cab that’s crooked relative to the rest of the truck.
Hope I’ve explained my question alright. If not, please let me know and I’ll try to be more clear. Thanks as always, everyone!