Lifted 2WD D250 Camber Issue

[MoparMitch]

I have a 92 D250, I bought a while back. Didn't like the way it sat soooo low, so I lifted it (a lot) in the front, using the heaviest D series springs I could find, and A Rubber insulater, claiming to give 2.5 or 3 in lift. Then I added leaf to the rear to make it level.
Been this way for a while now, and when I had my Truck Alignment specialist align it , he told me and showed me that we couldn't get enough camber to make it exactly right. All new upper bushings and joints were installed at that time. Went ahead and left it up anyhow. Now it looks like the camber is getting worse, and I suspect, and have actually looked at the upper arm bushings on my lift, and I can tell, they are wearing bad, I guess because of the geometry. Now I'm also getting a noise on both sides sometimes. I suspect that the bushings are moving all around, and back and forth on the eccentric adjusters, which, BTW are adjusted All the way out. 10k on this set up and not really any noticeable wear on the tires.
Here is my Question. I know I can install new bushings, and it will be ok for a while. But what I really want to know is... If there is someone out there making offset upper bushings to solve this..Or..adjustable upper arms, to give me more length. to help the camber issue.
Anyone got any good Ideas on this....Besides lowering truck back down ???
Before and after Pics

 

[bear]

First off and I know I've said this before Mitch , But "DAM" that's a nice look'in truck ! I can understand that you want it to look like a "truck" . ... Now for your issue's . I'm thinking that between the heavy spring that you used and the lift insulator , your just putting to much pressure on your upper control arm . Which in turn is causing premature wear on your bushings and upper ball joints . From what I know as of now , they don't make an adjustable ( or any ) aftermarket control arms for these trucks , or offset bushings . I'm thinking that if you swapped out the springs and got rid of the lift insulators and swapped them out for actual lift springs , that might just do the trick . As a bonus , It might even ride a little better . Just my two cents .

 

[medicineman]

Hello Mitch, I had a similar problem way back when, on a 1970 Dart that I put headers on and wanted the most ground clearance I could, so jacked it up via torsion bar screws.... The car sat great! However, it wiped out(or finished off a worn lower control arm bushing, which in turn scrubbed off a new set of steer tires in about 2 weeks!!! Actually left black marks in the road going straight!!! I wound up taking the car to a guy in Baltimore area named Jack Arnew, known for high caster front ends for racing buggies, so he sectioned my upper control arms using another donor pair to extend (lengthen) the upper control arms back into correct steering geometry with eccentric bolts near center, leaving room for adjustment when needed later. That car just lifted evenly front and rear, then just took off at the launch line. Really worked well!!! First, figure rough distance front and back of arms are too short. Cut off the bushing part of the arm and get another arm and cut-off piece a bit longer than was removed. That is how Jack Arnew did it for me, but that was many moons ago.
You might also make one yourself like a tubular upper control arm I saw for an A-body or B-body. I'll try to locate a pic of that to upload for you. I would definitely use high quality materials to build from. That is best I can tell you. No pics of my Dart front end, but these tubular ones would do very nicely!!! Thanks, Alan

 

[MoparMitch]

Thanks for the heads up Alan..I've been looking into those adj arms...But mine have the big ball joint on the upper. Truck has the 4000# front end. I'll find something eventually...