I have recently purchased a 2002 Ranger XLT 4x4 with torsion bar suspension. I am in the process of replacing suspension parts. I have replaced ball joints, ball bearings, inner/outer tie rods and I'm currently trying to figure out my upper control arms. It seems that I can't find the correct part. Would someone be able to help me out?!?!

Timeline:
-Removed driver & passenger UCA. Passenger side had the two-piece design. Scrapped these parts
-Installed UCA #1 (Driveworks 520-237 & 520-238). Had really bad negative camber. Went to get it aligned, but dealership couldn't align, as I ordered parts for a coil suspension <facepalm>
-After some research, found that I needed 8L5Z-3084-R/8L5Z-3085-L. Found Moog replacement parts RK80068 & RK8708.
-Trying to install, but the ball joint doesn't fit in the spindle

This is really making me question what is the correct part and how I should move forward. Do I have the wrong part altogether? Do I need to try to get the mating hole on the spindle larger by spreading the pinch bolt?

Thanks for your help!!!

 

Those are the right numbers for your truck, so the only thing I can suggest is to clean out the spindle where the ball joint stud goes, if there's some junk in there it may prevent it from going in. Double check the boxes you received and make sure the numbers are correct. The RK series is Moog's economy line, similar to the Driveworks you picked up from Advance/CarQuest. I've heard complaints of Moog parts not fitting correctly, especially with their economy line. You may want to try switching them out for a new set. Could be the tolerances in the ball joint are wrong, I've seen it happen. lol.

 

Thanks so much for confirming my parts. After looking a bit closer, I ended up having a decent amount of rust in the spindle. I took a cylinder file to it, cleaned it up & after a bit of coaxing, it went right in!

 

Glad you figured it out!