How much or how soon will the Frankenlift settle?

Eddo · **Joined:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1214

fdezone wrote:

Just installed my Frankenlift yesterday. I've got the same issues. CV angles are scary. Based on previous posts I've been trying to cycle the suspension. I'm hitting every speed bump, pothole, drainage ditch, etc. Have around 50 miles on her now (post lift). Have vibrations up front too. Took the Libby in to have the wheels balanced prior to a the wheel alignment. Shop said the vibes are due to the CV angles. I'm gonna play it cool and roll with the punches. Let's see if she settles. I was on recall this 3-day weekend so I'll have to wait til next weekend to take her off road. I'd hate to have to invest in new axles in the very near future if this suspension fails to settle soon. I commute over 100 miles a day so I wouldn't give the axles much more than a month or two (under these conditions) before they go tits up.

I'd post pics but can't find my digital camera. Either way, the pics would look just like all the previous pics on this thread. It was resting on the hose clamped cushion/stop earlier and now there's around 3/4" gap. l'll keep you posted.

And for the record:

Ground to Fender measures: 37 1/4" (Front) & 38" (Rear)

Center of Wheel to Fender: 22 3/4" (Front) & 23 1/2" (Rear)

In the rear I kept my 2" TeraFlex spacers, removed the rear sway bar and installed a set of RE adjustable control arms. Currently installed are a set of 265/60R18s.

I was in a similar boat, like you probably read. However it did come down. You really need to pound it HARD if you want it to settle quickly. I made the suppension bottom out quite a few times. Find a big speed bump or something and just slam on the brakes right as you go over, that should bottom the front out. When I taked to Quinn he said it take a nice hard impact, not just flexing or putting weight on. Something about the polyspacer start to compress or something. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

Loopkey · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:07 pm

fdezone wrote:

Ground to Fender measures: 37 1/4" (Front) & 38" (Rear)

Center of Wheel to Fender: 22 3/4" (Front) & 23 1/2" (Rear)

When I installed the lift (before it left the garage) it was at 23" from the center of the wheel to the top of the fender. After around 2500 kms, I am at 22" in the front and 21" in the rear from the center of the wheel to the top of the fender. Don't worry, it will come down.

fdezone · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:32 pm

I'm sure the springs will settle eventually. However, it's still a little unsettling to drive a couple of hundred miles with vibes that are attributed to the CV angles. Did anyone else encounter vibes? This ramming your truck into ditches and speed bumps is a first for me. I hope it settles before the axles go or something bends or breaks. I'm hitting bumps, humps and ruts at a pretty good clip! I'll probably need another wheel alignment when it's all said and done. With that said, the Lib looks really good. No clearance issues at the present time. We'll see what happens when the front suspension actually starts cycling. Need to install longer swaybar links with disconnects. More to follow...

fdezone · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:16 pm

Frankenlifted! She's settling slowly but surely.

My g@y little skirt is still on?!

CV angles.

RE Adjustable Control Arms. Wheels are still not centered. Kept the 2" spacers underneath the OME springs. Maybe I should have opted for the Skyjacker rear springs?

Front wheel well housing 265/60R18s.

Turn your head to the left. The knuckle was resting on the yellow poly stop clamped to the lower coil spacer but now there's around an inch of room. Still experiencing slight frontend vibrations. The wheels were balanced and the frontend aligned.

Heather · **Posted:** Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:52 am

fdezone wrote:

Frankenlifted! She's settling slowly but surely.

My g@y little skirt is still on?!

CV angles.

RE Adjustable Control Arms. Wheels are still not centered. Kept the 2" spacers underneath the OME springs. Maybe I should have opted for the Skyjacker rear springs?

Front wheel well housing 265/60R18s.

Turn your head to the left. The knuckle was resting on the yellow poly stop clamped to the lower coil spacer but now there's around an inch of room. Still experiencing slight frontend vibrations. The wheels were balanced and the frontend aligned.

That thing does look tall front and back! Are you sure there isn't any clevis lift going on in front?

fdezone · **Posted:** Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:08 am

No, no clevis lift. I spoke with Quinn last week and double checked with him to see if the strut was supposed to rest on the clevis with those 2 lips just below the actual strut "base plate," for lack of a better term. He said it was supposed to rest on those 2 protrusions. Either way, that's only about 1/8" difference. I have driven over 800 miles since the lift and she is still jacked-up. Experiencing CV vibes up front. I'm driving like a maniac on- and off-road and it hasn't helped. The spindle clears the yellow poly stop hose clamped to the lower spring spacer by less than an inch. I can pretty much jack up the car without compressing the springs. I'm sure I've done some permanent damage to my axles driving 800 miles with the vibes. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

In the rear I've added the 2" spacers from my earlier lift. Vibes existed before then. Rear driveshaft has been re-checked by 2 local 4x4 shops. Wheels have been balanced. Front-end alignment has been done. I'm at a loss.

How much or how soon will the Frankenlift settle?

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