4" lift Problems
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4" lift Problems
I just installed a Rough Country 4" lift on my 1986 f250 4x4 but now my front end is about 2" higher than the back,and the tires leen outward that the top
(positive Chamber). The rear had already had an add leaf installed and now a 3" block so the rear should be slightly higher than the front.
Please help me figure out what is going on.
(positive Chamber). The rear had already had an add leaf installed and now a 3" block so the rear should be slightly higher than the front.
Please help me figure out what is going on.
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I am trying to remember your suspension, it should be leaf springs and solid axles right? Chamber is set by the ball joint mounts in the axle tubes, so excess chamber is either from bigger tires out of alignment or busted balljoints.
I can't remember when Ford when to independent front suspension in the 3/4ton trucks, but if you have twin traction beams, then the chamber is coming from not dropping the pumpkin enough. On this suspension, there should be a crossmember that is connected at two points to the axle, when these points are lowered to match the suspension, the chamber comes back near stock.
I can't remember when Ford when to independent front suspension in the 3/4ton trucks, but if you have twin traction beams, then the chamber is coming from not dropping the pumpkin enough. On this suspension, there should be a crossmember that is connected at two points to the axle, when these points are lowered to match the suspension, the chamber comes back near stock.
Post Fiend
Joined: May 2006
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Then I'd jack it back up, loosen the nuts, let the suspension down a little and tighten everything back up. Something is off in altitude of the axle, most likely, the bushing in the axle are too high in the crossmember.
