Their are no simple adjustments. What are your alignment readings? Start there.kocka80 said:
Aligment on rear wheels?
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Yepper-you read my mind................well don't tell anyone that!!!.Woodweasel said:
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ok im going to look at that .also I have bielstein hd shocks about two years old and a cheap lift as well which I have for about two years .I did have the same lift on my previus van too (96 safari) but i have never had any tire problems .any way here is a pic .Woodweasel said:
I`m not sure what the top shackle is . is that the bracket where the leaf would go originally? basically what I did is just disconnect the leaf from original location$uperJoe said:
and added two pieces of metal to it to gain more distance (lift) .you can actually buy this at advance auto parts ($15). the metal pieces are upside down did not wntad to lift it to the sky like you did
.altough could have drilled more holes but easier to turn them upside down .the bunch of nuts that you see there are acting as spacers so i would not crush the original bracket. for 15 bucks no spacers in the box. I also have a slight wear on the right side as well .not as bad as the left tough
thank you for the help Joe. did read both thread , i do have some rust but have to take a closer look .lucky me the weekend is coming up On the second Thread I noticed the the guy have put both pieces on the out side of the shackle mine is not like that (but Im a beginner compared to him.)because if both out side then the distance was greater then the width of the leaf. I will look at it over the weekend and remove them temporarly if I have to. I like the idea of making them fixed , i think I know what youre trying to tell me . thanks again
On the second Thread I noticed the the guy have put both pieces on the out side of the shackle mine is not like that (but Im a beginner compared to him.)because if both out side then the distance was greater then the width of the leaf. I will look at it over the weekend and remove them temporarly if I have to. I like the idea of making them fixed , i think I know what youre trying to tell me . thanks again
here is a pretty simple way to make the upper fixed. this is how i did it. all you need is a welder and some time and a drill. this is the outside looking in from where the wheel would sit
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this is the inside from where the trailer hitch would be. i just welded the factory shackle to the angle iron once it was bolted in
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this is the inside from where the trailer hitch would be. i just welded the factory shackle to the angle iron once it was bolted in
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ok I`m back .so I went out at inspected my van . I do have some surface rust pretty much everywhere but not enogh to make damage.all brackets appears to be intact and tight
my leaf springs are straight ,no u shape not even a little bit . what I have noticed on them was that the leaf look like shifted
passenger side
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drivers side
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also I have put a water level on to the rims and this is what i see
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please not thaat where it is completly out of level that is the side where I have less wear
I have also lifted the van , start it up and put it in reverse .both of the rims were spining straight . that would tell me that the axle is straight right?
so what is it that you guys see and i dont?
my leaf springs are straight ,no u shape not even a little bit . what I have noticed on them was that the leaf look like shifted
passenger side
drivers side
also I have put a water level on to the rims and this is what i see
passenger
driver
please not thaat where it is completly out of level that is the side where I have less wear
I have also lifted the van , start it up and put it in reverse .both of the rims were spining straight . that would tell me that the axle is straight right?
so what is it that you guys see and i dont?
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