3/5 drop install

[NORCAL SS]

usually i turn in front tie rods 5 turns each side that kills the noise and gets you to teh shop fine.

 

[04blackout]

Do you have a heavy system or anything really heavy that you drive around with?

no, i just have a downfired 12 sitting behind the drivers seat

why?

 

[04blackout]

Alright got it aligned and it was sitting 3/4" higher in the front so I backed the bolts out a bit and ill be having it rechecked tomorrow. Right now its sitting 33 1/2" front and 33 5/8" rear. Seems high to me but the pass side key is backed all the way out so that's as low as its getting I guess

Either way, it rides like shit. My wife is not happy at all, and tbh I don't really like it either. Only thing I can think is... the rear sway bar is still hitting the panhard bracket on the pass side, so I gotta get that dialed in, but I don't think that's what is causing the bouncy ride. And on the front I installed shorter sway bar links, and I'm thinking MAYBE they're still too long... would that cause it to sit high in the front???

Looks awesome though :-/

 

[NORCAL SS]

PM ME my 3/5-6 kits ride great maybe missing something

 

[Big Buttons]

no, i just have a downfired 12 sitting behind the drivers seat

why?

Just wonder for rubbing in rear. With my 500lbs system in rear it would rub on bigger bumps but the airlift bags would fix that.

 

[Knobz]

Kinda like everyone has already said about being able to align your truck without any problems.. It could be the shop your going too.. some alignment shops are intimidated when they see a slammed truck with big rims.. I went to Discount tire and they were so confused and just didn't know.. so I went to a shop that specializes in drops and big rims.. they aligned my truck perfect.. with confidence cause that's what they do.. So if your still having alignment issues maybe look into a different shop.

 

[rhukill]

Alright got it aligned and it was sitting 3/4" higher in the front so I backed the bolts out a bit and ill be having it rechecked tomorrow. Right now its sitting 33 1/2" front and 33 5/8" rear. Seems high to me but the pass side key is backed all the way out so that's as low as its getting I guess

Either way, it rides like shit. My wife is not happy at all, and tbh I don't really like it either. Only thing I can think is... the rear sway bar is still hitting the panhard bracket on the pass side, so I gotta get that dialed in, but I don't think that's what is causing the bouncy ride. And on the front I installed shorter sway bar links, and I'm thinking MAYBE they're still too long... would that cause it to sit high in the front???

Looks awesome though :-/

I just finished my drop a couple weeks ago. Had it towed to the shop for alignment and they did a great job. No problems at all with that. Also realized after I got it up on their lift that my rear sway bar was hitting the panhard mount, so I shifted it over and it made a world of difference. Rides GREAT now. Get that part cleared up and I bet you'll feel a lot better about it.

 

[NORCAL SS]

just wait until you cut the brackets off the frame in rear.

 

[04blackout]

i just wanna be sure i did install the a arms correctly... when i put them in, they were parallel to the ground, and so were the keys. the keys never came off the bar, as they were rusted on so i didnt worry about it. i simply wiggled the a arms off the t bar, and the keys were sitting parallel to the ground, so i put them back the same way i took them out... did i do it right or should the keys have been pointing at the ground when i slid the a arms back on the bar???

 

[04blackout]

i think i got it all dialed in now... i got the rear sway bar relocated to the right spot, and hooked up the air bags, filled them up to about 20psi, no more bottom out, and rides pretty damn good

for the front, i still have the pass side backed out as far as it goes but still having some tension on the bolt, drivers is about right in the middle, but i removed the sway bar links for now, until i can get some in the right length

ride is 1000x better, and my wife is happy again... which is all that matters :-/