Lowering a Hybrid

[THE YETI]

I always align immediately after i swap wheels. When we took my wife's 24s off and drove on the stock wheels for one week, I had it aligned when we put the 20s on and then again when we put the 24s back on the following week.

You'll chew through tires quick if not, atleast in my experiences with custom wheels.

 

[soulsea]

So no one knows what the ideal distance should be between the bump-stops and the axle frame so I can figure out if I need to have them cut them whilst the truck is lifted for alignment?

 

[THE YETI]

So no one knows what the ideal distance should be between the bump-stops and the axle frame so I can figure out if I need to have them cut them whilst the truck is lifted for alignment?

Serge, u really only need an a 1/2 inch or so of bumpstop, if these stops are like 3-4" long, hack em down to 1" just for good measure.

 

[soulsea]

Okayz, I will see if they can do that for me.

Out of curiosity, what would happen if the bump stop was removed all together?

 

[THE YETI]

then when it DOES bottom out, it will CLANK real loud...lol

 

[soulsea]

Skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiner!!! Why can't you be a gentle clanker?

 

[NORCAL SS]

man i wish you l lived closer i can cut those rear brakets off in 5 minutes so easy.

how many inches do you have from the bottom of the bumpstop until it hits the bumpstop pad?

 

[soulsea]

Not sure yet tony. I am at the tire shop right now waiting to get aligned.
I told them to cut the bump stop down to one inch while they're there.
Hopefully between that and the alignment the ride will improve a little.
If not we'll think of something else to do.

 

[THE YETI]

well?????

 

[soulsea]

Well ... I got her aligned so the steering is back to normal. Perhaps it's a mental thing but the stiffness of the ride might have improved from a 2/10 to a 3/10. The guys over at the tire place gave me some lame excuse about neither having a tape measure to measure the distance between the stops and the axle, nor apparently did they have the right cutting tool to cut down the stops to an inch. Bribing them had no effect, they were just useless.

So I have an appointment Monday morning with the installers to see if we can figure it out. We shall see ...

---------- Post added at 08:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:52 PM ----------

Btw, if I wanted to take a shot at new/better shocks, does anyone have any suggestions?
Perhaps something I could pick up at a parts store so I can have it with me Monday.