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Old 03-20-2017, 06:28 AM
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Lift question, Something is off... What's the fix?



Installed a 4" Zone lift recently but this doesn't look right. What's the fix?
 
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Old 03-20-2017, 02:45 PM
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What is it that you think doesn't look right? Did you do the install, or have someone else do it? Is it that something feels wrong when you drive it (vibrations, wandering, noise, etc)?
 
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Old 03-20-2017, 03:06 PM
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How crooked the bushing with the blue tape is or is that normal with a lift? Drives fine BTW
 
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Make sure your axle is centered..

Did that lift come with an adjustable track bar ?
 
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It looks like the linkage with the baby blue tape is connecting your sway bar to the axle. Please post a picture of the other side. It could be that the sway bar is not centered.
 
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Swabar is stock
 
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Ok - you can see the linkage with the baby blue tape, angle is different.

You need an adjustable track bar to center the axle under the truck, your track bar is at a pretty strong angle and pulling the axle towards drivers side as the lift and angle have effectively shortened the functionable length of the track bar. The other possibility is that the lift needs a different track bar mount, dropping it by 4 inches which is a better solution and probably cheaper than an adjustable track bar.

Then you need to center the sway bar in its mounts on the frame.

Did you install a lift for a diesel on a gas truck? I suspect you have a very healthy 4 inches of lift
 
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The shop was supposed to install the lift for a diesel, I need to.confirm they did... and yes its 4" Zone lift
 
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The shop was supposed to install the lift for a diesel, I need to.confirm they did... and yes its 4" Zone lift
Take it back to them. Which kit did you buy?

The Zone F16/F18 kit comes with a new track bar. The one in your pictures looks original.
 
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That's what I am thinking. Thanks
 
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Take another picture showing the track bar mounted the the drivers side frame rail.
 
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Also take a picture of how the sway bar mounts to the frame.
 
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That kits does not come with a modified track bar mount or an adjustable track bar - the kit replaces the OEM track bar with theirs mounted to the OEM mounts at axle and frame. If the shop did actually install the Zone Track bar then the shop needs to center the sway bar into its mounts properly.
 


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