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pokeyYJ

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I should have done this a LONG time ago but I just took for granted that I was getting quality stuff.

Today I finally measured my hub to hub, wheelbase and guess what. The freaking thing is 1 INCH LONGER on the passanger side. 93.5 on the driver and 94.5 on the passager.

I had suspicions that something wasn't right with my springs a couple of days after I put the lift on because the thing leans to the driver side a bit.

Here's my question; Besides tire wear and drive shaft issues, what else should I be worried about?

Maybe that is why me drive shaft make funny growling sound under heavy load. And maybe that is why my tires hit on the passanger rear and not the driver rear.

Gees, now that I say this, I think that I should have checked it a long time ago. Boy do I feel sheepish!
 
spencurai

spencurai

Purple Burglar Alarm
Location
WVC,UT
has your rig ever been in an accident?

some of that can also be attributed to sagging springs....hear me out..

when one side of your vehicle compresses, the wheelbase gets slightly longer due to the flattening of your shackles and the springs. when you decompress your springs, your wheelbase gets slightly shorter. check your frame-rail height to the ground on either side and see if you are sitting the same heigth on either side. there is another chance that you didn't get your springs lined up in the perches just right. measure everything and get back to us..
 
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BlackSheep

BlackSheep

baaaaaaaaaad to the bone
Supporting Member
Location
South Carolina....no public land
Was an alignment done when the lift was installed? Was it an all wheel alignment?? Many folks think alignment is just for the front end, but how many pickup trucks have you seen doglegging down the road with the rear tires trying to pass the front tires. aligning the rear end is as important as aligning the front end.
 
Shawn

Shawn

Just Hanging Out
Location
Holly Day
Originally posted by Jeremy

or the center pin is not in place.
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My buddies pin was broken off on his square head light jeep...
Take a look at yours.

The spring thing is a good call also.
 
Caleb

Caleb

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Location
Riverton
yep I had my center pin shear off and it was a brand new pin so check it...I could totally tell since my jeep started crab walking whenever I turned a corner:eek:
 
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pokeyYJ

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No I have never had an alignment done on it. I know, I know, I should have but I am just lazy and the thing tracks just fine.

To my knowledge it has never been in a wreck.

I know that the springs sag to the driver side, but it has done this since the day after I put the lift on.

I don't think that the centering pin is broken because I had the rear springs out about a month ago to clean them up.

I wouldn't be suprised if the centering pin wasn't drilled in the right spot.

Also the tires stick out on the passanger side but not on the driver side. is this just because it leans to the driver side?
 
BlackSheep

BlackSheep

baaaaaaaaaad to the bone
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Location
South Carolina....no public land
Originally posted by pokeyYJ
No I have never had an alignment done on it. I know, I know, I should have but I am just lazy and the thing tracks just fine.


Also the tires stick out on the passanger side but not on the driver side. is this just because it leans to the driver side?
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I doubt that the vehicle tracks just fine if your wheelbase is longer on one side than the other. You might think it does, but if your measurement is accurate on the difference in wheelbase, you are crabwalking down the street.
 
xjc

xjc

I give up :(
Location
Ogden Utah
This is a complicated problem because al ot of things could be going on. I would deffinately start with an alignment. When you get it done, talk to the tech before hand and let him know what you think is happenning so he knows he might see something funny.

The first thing I would do is measure eveything you can to try to find a bad part.

One other thing, If the wheels were turned a little when you were measureing that can make it look like the WB is different on the sides. When you turn, one hub moves forward and the other goes back.
 
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pokeyYJ

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I took the measurements twice just to make sure that the wheels weren't turned.

I know that the vehicle crab walks, my dad mentioned something about that one day when he was following me.

I think that the next thing I am going to do is measure where the centering pin is at on the rear springs.
 
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pokeyYJ

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AWH! I love quality springs like Rough Country!:mad:

I took a look at them with them pulled off the vehicle and guess what.


BOTH centering pins were busted and the passanger side one wasn't even drilled in the right spot.

(Maybe that is why is alway clunked really bad offroad! HA HA)

So I bought some cheapy Pro Comps and I must say that they ride MUCH better that my previous springs. Now for some 33's!
 
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pokeyYJ

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Originally posted by SAMI
I think that all of the problems originate from the square headlights.:D
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HA HA, but dont Sami's have square lights also?

Like I say "It's hip to be square!"


except when your dang centering pin breaks and your stupid tires wear really quick and the ride is really bad and the stupid rear axle hops all over the place and when the tires push your rear corners out and rub the paint off the wheel wells and when the starter goes out and when the exhaust manifold breaks and when the catalytic converter goes bad and when the stupid vacuum operated line always pull off the vacuum motor and....................................................................................... :(
 
crimsonride

crimsonride

huh?
Location
Murray
Some lift kit manufacturers make the springs not exactly symetrical to help with driveline angles. Also the rear and front springs are differnt. Check to make sure you haven't swaped a rear and front spring by accident. Guys always came into my work who put the kits on themselves but accidentally put the springs on the wrong ends. It sounds like you put one front spring on the front and one on the rear and visa verse for the rear springs. You can measure from the eye to the spring plate to see if it's a frame or spring problem.
 
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