Does this look odd??
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Does this look odd??
Picked up my new truck 7/2/11 with the intent of putting some 295/65r20 Nitto Trail Grapplers on it. My first thought was they might go on without a leveling kit. I figured I would at least get it home before I started buying stuff and look things over.
Does it look odd that the rear wheels do not seem to be centered in the wheel well? Am I over analyzing things here or what? Can you guys look at your rigs and tell me if I am nuts.
Thanks,
max
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Does it look odd that the rear wheels do not seem to be centered in the wheel well? Am I over analyzing things here or what? Can you guys look at your rigs and tell me if I am nuts.
Thanks,
max
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If both wheels are biased toward the rear of the truck then the concept here would be that as you load weight in the bed the squat and driveline flex will bias the wheels back to center and even maybe towards the front of the truck.
Rear end sag should extend the slip yoke on the drive shaft, though my thinking here is we are talking about minimal movement so it may not correct it visually.
Rear end sag should extend the slip yoke on the drive shaft, though my thinking here is we are talking about minimal movement so it may not correct it visually.
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Both wheels are biased toward the rear of the truck. The fixed portion of the leaf springs is in the front so my thought was as the truck is loaded and the leafs straighten out it would push the axle back.
I am going to get the tractor out this morning and gently set some weight in the bed. My wife is going to laugh her butt off at me as I try to explain what I am doing.
I am going to get the tractor out this morning and gently set some weight in the bed. My wife is going to laugh her butt off at me as I try to explain what I am doing.
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Both wheels are biased toward the rear of the truck. The fixed portion of the leaf springs is in the front so my thought was as the truck is loaded and the leafs straighten out it would push the axle back.
I am going to get the tractor out this morning and gently set some weight in the bed. My wife is going to laugh her butt off at me as I try to explain what I am doing.
I am going to get the tractor out this morning and gently set some weight in the bed. My wife is going to laugh her butt off at me as I try to explain what I am doing.
Happy 4th everyone!
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Glad I'm not the only one that has a wife that laughs at me when I do stuff like that, Then I get the I'm not gonna pay for that repair "YOU ARE". And oh boy do I pay. LOL. She would be glad to tape it for me, that we she can have yet another screw up on record.
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Sorry to disappoint, the wife runs when I say "hey babe, will you video tape this for me".
Anyways, in my obsessive manner, I did compress the suspension as far as I could with the little tractor on a ball mount sticking out of the trailer hitch. Only got 2" of drop, just barely touching the front of the helper spring. Did not seem to move forward.
Max
Anyways, in my obsessive manner, I did compress the suspension as far as I could with the little tractor on a ball mount sticking out of the trailer hitch. Only got 2" of drop, just barely touching the front of the helper spring. Did not seem to move forward.
Max
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It's quite simple, really. I'm a little surprised you guys don't know. 
The axles are set toward the rear of the wheel wells so that when you apply the 400 HP and 800 foot pounds, the tires won't hit the front of the wheel wells before the rest of the truck catches up with the drive train.
Joe
The axles are set toward the rear of the wheel wells so that when you apply the 400 HP and 800 foot pounds, the tires won't hit the front of the wheel wells before the rest of the truck catches up with the drive train.
Joe
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It's quite simple, really. I'm a little surprised you guys don't know.
The axles are set toward the rear of the wheel wells so that when you apply the 400 HP and 800 foot pounds, the tires won't hit the front of the wheel wells before the rest of the truck catches up with the drive train.
Joe
The axles are set toward the rear of the wheel wells so that when you apply the 400 HP and 800 foot pounds, the tires won't hit the front of the wheel wells before the rest of the truck catches up with the drive train.
Joe
All in good fun.
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It's quite simple, really. I'm a little surprised you guys don't know.
The axles are set toward the rear of the wheel wells so that when you apply the 400 HP and 800 foot pounds, the tires won't hit the front of the wheel wells before the rest of the truck catches up with the drive train.
Joe
The axles are set toward the rear of the wheel wells so that when you apply the 400 HP and 800 foot pounds, the tires won't hit the front of the wheel wells before the rest of the truck catches up with the drive train.
Joe
