Getting Lifted! *edit* *PICS*

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:02 am

You should settle in about 22.25 to 22.50 after some running and alignment

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:05 am

Oh, I forgot to post. After a home alignment check...

it is pretty much dead nuts where it should be...

which is scary as hell.

I'm going to go get a free alignment checkup at monroe, and see what they say in the morning.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:44 am

No way possible unless it was way out before and running sideways :wink:

Lifting it sucked the tires in at the top and the toe needs to go out about 1/4 or so

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:59 pm

here's the verdict, toe was 3* off.

but now the camber on the passenger side is so bad the spindle keeps hitting the bottom of the strut. but the good news is my springs arent hitting the arms :roll:

anyone else have this problem?

I have to go back to firestone and drop my car off tomorrow so they can 'look at it' and 'figure out what is wrong'.

the guy I spoke to to tell him it was messed up said, 'well, I'm not sure but this aftermarket stuff might be causing the problem, not your alignment.'

then I spoke to him more and he said 'well, we might just not be able to align it to factory spec, this aftermarket stuff might be messing with the readings, because the readings say the pass. side is only -2*, which you would never be able to eyeball, but this is deffinitely crooked.'

AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!!!

seriously, who the hell knowingly attempts to align a lifted vehicle to factory spec?
chances are it won't work.

I also forgot to mention that I picked this shop BECAUSE more than 3/4s of the guys working there drive lifted trucks. several of them have IFS.

and they are still idiots.

I have a feeling the guy tried to give me a 'set-the-toe-and-go' alignment, and didn't try and fix the camber because he probably figured I wouldn't notice.

so now when I go over speed bumps I get a nice *Pop* from the spindle hitting the poly spacer/pad on the front of the strut.
and a nice grumbling rubby noise when I turn real hard to the left.

Oh yeah, and to the right too! :evil:

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:05 pm

VoodooMann wrote:

here's the verdict, toe was 3* off.

but now the camber on the passenger side is so bad the spindle keeps hitting the bottom of the strut. but the good news is my springs arent hitting the arms :roll:

anyone else have this problem?

I have to go back to firestone and drop my car off tomorrow so they can 'look at it' and 'figure out what is wrong'.

the guy I spoke to to tell him it was messed up said, 'well, I'm not sure but this aftermarket stuff might be causing the problem, not your alignment.'

then I spoke to him more and he said 'well, we might just not be able to align it to factory spec, this aftermarket stuff might be messing with the readings, because the readings say the pass. side is only -2*, which you would never be able to eyeball, but this is deffinitely crooked.'

AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!!!

seriously, who the hell knowingly attempts to align a lifted vehicle to factory spec?
chances are it won't work.

I also forgot to mention that I picked this shop BECAUSE more than 3/4s of the guys working there drive lifted trucks. several of them have IFS.

and they are still idiots.

I have a feeling the guy tried to give me a 'set-the-toe-and-go' alignment, and didn't try and fix the camber because he probably figured I wouldn't notice.

so now when I go over speed bumps I get a nice *Pop* from the spindle hitting the poly spacer/pad on the front of the strut.
and a nice grumbling rubby noise when I turn real hard to the left.

Oh yeah, and to the right too! :evil:

THEY SHOULD BE ALIGNING IT TO FACTORY SPECS... :wink:

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:19 pm

nonononononono, this guy was trying to get the wheel to wheel MEASUREMENT back to normal.

perhaps I should rephrase...

the guy said he couldn't get the wheel to wheel measurement back to where it should be. but he thought he got it pretty close.

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:25 pm

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:06 pm

Bring it to Toledo my shop uses the factory settings and can align it so you have no problems. Just ask Chris, he's had his aligned several times and never was right, mu guys had it for an hour and Chris said it never drove so well

Have them put it to factory specs or as close as possible.
From what I read though I would really go elsewhere, I wouldn't let them touch mine again!

rokee1998 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:11 pm

lift looks good VooDoo :mrgreen:

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:32 pm

thanks.

The guys from Firecrap just called me. their master tech had it all this morning.

he said he had to adjust it out as far as it would go. But, he said that the settings are extremely close to factory spec.

He said if I wanted it better I would have to get Als Arms. :shock:

apparently his brother owns a lifted libby :shock:

he said his had the same problem.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:52 pm

Thats what you have to do is pretty much take it out all the way. Marlins arms help that a lot giving you more room to change things. It should handle a lot better now.
All morning? Amazing how long some take.

VoodooMann · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:03 pm

I took it in at 9 and it was technically done by 12:30

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