Thread: my new toy

well guys as like none of you know i got rid of the danger ranger, and traded for this. mainly for reliablility cause. check it out.

now as you guys can see i have a little rubbing problem. no clue how to fix it or anything. i know nothing about lifts. can anyone explain to me?

Damn, that's a pretty clean looking truck dude!

That thing has got to be flexing quite a bit to get that tire to rub against the shock. I mean, it isn't a straight axle, so it can rub, but you still have quite a bit of clearance. Do you hear it rubbing, or did it rub when the dude before you was beating on it and fully compressing the front end?

i think it rubs when i turn. because i have 31s on it and i havent dont anything to the truck. just a wash lol. but yeah its eatin up the tires and idk why it would do that. idk how to fix it.

Shocks are too far outboard. Plus I dont know if its the pic, but the top mounts are too far out causing the shock to angle out. You gotta realize how much the camber changes as Ford beam suspension cycles. As it compresses, the negative camber is causing the tire to rub into the shock. I wouldn't exactly call that a lift. All it looks like to me is they moved the whole suspension down, which in turn does move the truck up, but thats not the way to do that. Basically, if you want to get rid of the rubbing, move the shock, or dump some green and get extended beams and the correct steering linkage to go with it.

just an update for everyone, i got rid of the shaking. the lift was loose. dumbass that had it before me used grade 5 bolts with no lock nuts or washers. replaced everything with grade 8 all locks. then bought spacers from hardcore and got it aligned. no more rubbing problem, but still a problem with the brakes. as nate told me, i need longer lines then bleed them.