Body Lifts / For better or worse?
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Ok, the thing is I just got new tires a 1000 miles ago along with parts including: inner/outer tie rods, upper ball joints and longer shocks at the same time. I did the best i could with the toe eyeballing it and with those specs on the sheet i managed to noticeably feel the "cupping" on the outside of the front right tire already. Also very mildly on the left front tire. Which concerns me that their high tech alignment machine is either out of wack or the mechanics are.....well dont know how to use the equipment properly.
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[url=http://Tenhulzen Auto 3300 2-Wheel Alignment System All-in-one Tool (Camber/Caster/Toe Plates) [ame]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PKI0YSU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_QG-9BbGHS92BV]Here's the link to the alignment kit[/ame]
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Ok, the thing is I just got new tires a 1000 miles ago along with parts including: inner/outer tie rods, upper ball joints and longer shocks at the same time. I did the best i could with the toe eyeballing it and with those specs on the sheet i managed to noticeably feel the "cupping" on the outside of the front right tire already. Also very mildly on the left front tire. Which concerns me that their high tech alignment machine is either out of wack or the mechanics are.....well dont know how to use the equipment properly.
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how is cupping a result of anything related to shocks? Shocks dont change the geometry of how the tire meets the road? From what ive gathered having so much torque on the torsion bars to lift it, in twisting the bar which goes thru the lower control arm turns it down so much it starts to straighten out vertically which kicks the top and outside of the tire to a positive camber state wearing the outside of the tire does it not?
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Im not sure that they had it set up right. They said they were aligning to "factory specs" being its lifted with bigger tires and differnt offset and backspacing of the rims i cant imagine itd be factory idk
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how is cupping a result of anything related to shocks? Shocks dont change the geometry of how the tire meets the road? From what ive gathered having so much torque on the torsion bars to lift it, in twisting the bar which goes thru the lower control arm turns it down so much it starts to straighten out vertically which kicks the top and outside of the tire to a positive camber state wearing the outside of the tire does it not?
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ditto
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Okay, well in that case i got new rancho shocks all the way around probably 500 miles ago. I got the body lift in the other day too & put the rear tires that hadn't shown any signs of cupping up front. Even with some of the load off of the torsion bars it still feels like it bounces around an awful lot. I don't know I'm lost I just don't want my tires to wear out prematurely
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How much distance between the bump stops, and the control arms? Cranking up the torsion bars gives you a bit of lift, but, also decreases that gap.... so yeah, it rides rough... as it bounces against the stops. That's just one of the issues that makes lifting IFS trucks so much, erm.... Fun.