Slicknik
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Ok I have a simple question at the bottom , but to understand the question you have to understand the back story unfortunately so here it goes ,
I’m 2wd and I have the twin I-beam front end. A month prior to this weekend I did a compete swap of ball joints and inner/outer tie rods and an alignment with no spacers. (No issues drove as if it just rolled off the show floor )
Alignment shop round 1.......
So I installed a coil spring spacer as well as rotors/pads/brake lines/stock camber bushings, why not do it all at once rt? What could go wrong?...... Then went to the alignment shop. No problem except for I have 3 degrees of positive camber in the front. Alignment shop says I’m maxed out on the +\- 1 degree solid bushings. Drove home , drove fine , after making any kind of turns from lane to street changes, there was minimal effort on my part , steering slop almost didn't exist and My steering would return to center like it suppose to.
Ok so I go out and get another set of camber adjustment bushings these ones supposedly have +/- 4 degrees of camber adjustment.
Round 2 ..........
I return to the alignment shop with the new bushing installed , 2 hrs later they only can get it with 2 degrees of positive camber , manager says they are going to “ re-clock my bushings” (new bushing are 2 pieces in one)
trying to get the truck within factory spec. I say ok, another 2 hrs go by, no luck they only get it within 1.75 degrees. Manager says I need to replace the bushings in the two trailing arm (I believe it’s called), come back and will do the alignment for free and it will be fixed he says. "in the air it's fine but when it sitting on front wheels it's getting pushed out"( his words not mine) . I just wanted to leave at this point
Now the drive home .......
Right alway the steering was off, constant correction, more than 1/8 of a turn of sloop in the steering. After making any sort of left or right hand turn she wouldn’t come back to center. Felt as if I had lost 40% of my power steering ability. Parked it and went on with my day.
So my question is this,
Are my upper ball joints binding with whatever they did to the camber adjustment bushing in the knuckle causing my truck to not steer properly?
With my twin I beam setup I don’t have many choices, my original intent was the level out the truck in the front. Or do I have to go the route of getting the dropped beam kit they sell for 1k+ just so I have suspension geometry correct .....
Photos; soild bushing was round 1 and the insert style Moog bushing was round 2, Fenderwell shot , the truck
I’m 2wd and I have the twin I-beam front end. A month prior to this weekend I did a compete swap of ball joints and inner/outer tie rods and an alignment with no spacers. (No issues drove as if it just rolled off the show floor )
Alignment shop round 1.......
So I installed a coil spring spacer as well as rotors/pads/brake lines/stock camber bushings, why not do it all at once rt? What could go wrong?...... Then went to the alignment shop. No problem except for I have 3 degrees of positive camber in the front. Alignment shop says I’m maxed out on the +\- 1 degree solid bushings. Drove home , drove fine , after making any kind of turns from lane to street changes, there was minimal effort on my part , steering slop almost didn't exist and My steering would return to center like it suppose to.
Ok so I go out and get another set of camber adjustment bushings these ones supposedly have +/- 4 degrees of camber adjustment.
Round 2 ..........
I return to the alignment shop with the new bushing installed , 2 hrs later they only can get it with 2 degrees of positive camber , manager says they are going to “ re-clock my bushings” (new bushing are 2 pieces in one)
trying to get the truck within factory spec. I say ok, another 2 hrs go by, no luck they only get it within 1.75 degrees. Manager says I need to replace the bushings in the two trailing arm (I believe it’s called), come back and will do the alignment for free and it will be fixed he says. "in the air it's fine but when it sitting on front wheels it's getting pushed out"( his words not mine) . I just wanted to leave at this point
Now the drive home .......
Right alway the steering was off, constant correction, more than 1/8 of a turn of sloop in the steering. After making any sort of left or right hand turn she wouldn’t come back to center. Felt as if I had lost 40% of my power steering ability. Parked it and went on with my day.
So my question is this,
Are my upper ball joints binding with whatever they did to the camber adjustment bushing in the knuckle causing my truck to not steer properly?
With my twin I beam setup I don’t have many choices, my original intent was the level out the truck in the front. Or do I have to go the route of getting the dropped beam kit they sell for 1k+ just so I have suspension geometry correct .....
Photos; soild bushing was round 1 and the insert style Moog bushing was round 2, Fenderwell shot , the truck
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