Gary Lewis Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 According to the master parts catalog it is bolt number N800991-S2. I'm not sure where to find Ford's official description for that bolt but this listing on Ebay says it is a M14 x 130mm. I wish it would say what the thread pitch is. Go to Documentation/Reference/Standard & Utility Parts Catalog. But note the instructions at the top of the page on opening the file in another browser tab. Doing that will let you search for N800991 and you'll find it on Page 42, with all of its dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Go to Documentation/Reference/Standard & Utility Parts Catalog. But note the instructions at the top of the page on opening the file in another browser tab. Doing that will let you search for N800991 and you'll find it on Page 42, with all of its dimensions. M14 x 2mm it is! I didn't even know that fastener document was on the site. Thanks for teaching me how to fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 M14 x 2mm it is! I didn't even know that fastener document was on the site. Thanks for teaching me how to fish! Much easier to teach you than feed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 Much easier to teach you than feed you. I have most of the passenger side front suspension reassembled. I now have another issue...with everything being new (bushings and spring) there is a fair amount of positive camber. Everything is hand tight at this point and I have moved the truck back and forth a few times to let the suspension settle. There is one part that seems like an alignment shim and I am wondering if I should remove it to help with the camber. It is the angled shim between the spring pack and the axel tube. The master parts catalog shows it here: It appears that the drivers side does not have this shim. Should it be as simple as removing this shim and getting the correct camber bushing around the upper ball joint to correct the camber? Or is there something else going on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I have most of the passenger side front suspension reassembled. I now have another issue...with everything being new (bushings and spring) there is a fair amount of positive camber. Everything is hand tight at this point and I have moved the truck back and forth a few times to let the suspension settle. There is one part that seems like an alignment shim and I am wondering if I should remove it to help with the camber. It is the angled shim between the spring pack and the axel tube. The master parts catalog shows it here: It appears that the drivers side does not have this shim. Should it be as simple as removing this shim and getting the correct camber bushing around the upper ball joint to correct the camber? Or is there something else going on here? If you had just took it off the jackstands, drive it forward 5-10 feet then see how it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 If you had just took it off the jackstands, drive it forward 5-10 feet then see how it looks. Did that. I moved it back and forth about 5 times (at least 10 feet each time) to let the suspension settle. I took the photo after I moved the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Did that. I moved it back and forth about 5 times (at least 10 feet each time) to let the suspension settle. I took the photo after I moved the truck. Did you take the pic after moving it backwards? These trucks do odd things with the front suspension when rolling backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 Did you take the pic after moving it backwards? These trucks do odd things with the front suspension when rolling backwards. The pic is after moving backward...but I got out and looked at it after moving forward and it looked the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas75 Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 The pic is after moving backward...but I got out and looked at it after moving forward and it looked the same. I found this on an alignment site. Apparently those shims are for adjusting caster. I'm guessing that the new spring has changed the caster significantly so I am going to remove the shim and see what happens. It sounds like the newer upper ball joint bushings are a combination camber/caster adjustment. I need to read up on those and see how they work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I found this on an alignment site. Apparently those shims are for adjusting caster. I'm guessing that the new spring has changed the caster significantly so I am going to remove the shim and see what happens. It sounds like the newer upper ball joint bushings are a combination camber/caster adjustment. I need to read up on those and see how they work. There's an eccentric that adjusts the caster and camber. I used this one on Big Blue with his D60 front axle, but there are ones for the TIB and TTB front ends as well. Moog K80108 Caster/Camber Adjusting Bushing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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