Recent Alignment...should I be worried?
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Recent Alignment...should I be worried?
I'm putting a little bit more lift on this weekend(probably +1" or so) and am worried about my caster. Should I be?
Also...everything else seems to be ok, but if i'm missing something please let me know.
Thanks for any and all help!!
Also...everything else seems to be ok, but if i'm missing something please let me know.
Thanks for any and all help!!
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Your caster is already too low. Adding lift will make it worse. You need geometry brackets or adjustable control arms. 4-5 degrees would be an acceptable range.
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Good advice assuming you're driving on stock driveshafts, but if you've got aftermarket ones you get stuck compromising since the pinion needs to be as straight as possible with the DS. I've got 4" of lift and I'm running at about 2 degrees. It's a little flighty but still plenty driveable.
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Good advice assuming you're driving on stock driveshafts, but if you've got aftermarket ones you get stuck compromising since the pinion needs to be as straight as possible with the DS. I've got 4" of lift and I'm running at about 2 degrees. It's a little flighty but still plenty driveable.
Thanks for the input so far!
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Good advice assuming you're driving on stock driveshafts, but if you've got aftermarket ones you get stuck compromising since the pinion needs to be as straight as possible with the DS. I've got 4" of lift and I'm running at about 2 degrees. It's a little flighty but still plenty driveable.
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I'm putting a little bit more lift on this weekend(probably +1" or so) and am worried about my caster. Should I be?
Also...everything else seems to be ok, but if i'm missing something please let me know.
Thanks for any and all help!!
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Also...everything else seems to be ok, but if i'm missing something please let me know.
Thanks for any and all help!!
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Good advice assuming you're driving on stock driveshafts, but if you've got aftermarket ones you get stuck compromising since the pinion needs to be as straight as possible with the DS. I've got 4" of lift and I'm running at about 2 degrees. It's a little flighty but still plenty driveable.
Aftermarket shafts are a completely different story. Although, there's more flexibility on the front shaft since it is not under load.
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I'm currently on all stock control arms and drive shafts.
I'm also adding a Synergy Trac bar up front, tracbar relo in the back, new shocks, brake lines, and and artec truss....but none of those are that related to the topic on hand.
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I'm currently only on a leveling kit. The reason for the more lift isn't really because I want more lift...my friend had 2" synergy springs that he passed on to me and then i'm adding a 1" puck up front on top of those to level the whole thing out since i'm running all stock bumpers out back...putting me a 3" front 2" rear. Also, I don't really like how it currently drives, very bad diving under braking and a little floaty. The front springs seem to be overwhelmed from the change in height and weight of my winch/bumper I'm currently on all stock control arms and drive shafts. I'm also adding a Synergy Trac bar up front, tracbar relo in the back, new shocks, brake lines, and and artec truss....but none of those are that related to the topic on hand.
New shocks will help to some degree on brake dive, but geometry is the better solution.
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I'm think I'm just going to have to see how it drives after and if I hate it....splurge on some adj lower CAs.