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Suspension GURU's
Need soem help. Just finished installing the TF 2.5 (4dr) coil lift on my 2dr. I already had the leveling kit and left it on as well. Due to the extra height I installed TF monster front and rear track bars. Bilstein 5100 shocks and steering stablizer rounded out the install. No here is the problem. I have a slight pull to the left. It will travel 4-500 yards before you start to notice it but once it starts going left it keeps on going. It is not so bad that it changes lanes on its own, I just want to make it right. At first I thought my axles were not centered (which was partially true). I took the measurement from tire to fender with a level and re-centered both the front and the rear. My front is with in a 1/16 and the rear is perfect. I had to readjust the steering wheel again. This corrected some of the pull from th efirst time out but it left me with what was described above. I went and doubled and tripled checked my toe in but it is where it should be 1/8" in. However when I stand in front and look at my tires they both seem to be pointing out. Not sure if it is an optical illusion. I measered it three times from different locations then even had my wife help me the 4th time and it is always 1/8 narrower in the front of the tire than the back.
What suggestions do you have or thoughts on what I should be looking at our adjusting? Thanks for everyones help.
What suggestions do you have or thoughts on what I should be looking at our adjusting? Thanks for everyones help.
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I have heard the same thing in regards to the Bilstein stabilizer. But it wasn't that noticable when it was pairde with the leveling kit. It is a little more pronouncd now. If you had to recommend another stabilizer which one would you chose?
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I have heard the same thing in regards to the Bilstein stabilizer. But it wasn't that noticable when it was pairde with the leveling kit. It is a little more pronouncd now. If you had to recommend another stabilizer which one would you chose?
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I just innstalled the bilstein shocks and am not ready to bail on them yet. There has to be a simple fix or some tweek someone has done in the past. I am by no means an experianced suspension guy. I installed it by the directions and checked it everyway I know how. Was hoping some one would just say "adjust the track bar" or some other means to correct it.
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the bilstein SS will push the vehicle to the drivers side, since it is a charged shock ...prolly for the first 30days to break it in.... after this is should stable out.
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Have you had experiance with this? Not sure how much push I should expect. Like I said it is a lot less once I adjusted the track bars.
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is your stock shock still good?
turn your wheel all the way both directions, you don't want to bottom out the shock.
If the shock bottoms out, you may have to loosened the mount point on the tie rod and let it out some, just remember to leave about 1/8" play and check it again
turn your wheel all the way both directions, you don't want to bottom out the shock.
If the shock bottoms out, you may have to loosened the mount point on the tie rod and let it out some, just remember to leave about 1/8" play and check it again