Alignment is way off after 6 inch skyjacker!!

[JTX]

My alignment is like \ / bad! Its like literally on the side walls. Does anyone know why this could be? On the drop brakets there were two holes. I used the lower one. Im thinking if i use the higher one it will pull it a little straighter? I know im gonna need an alignment. But at this point i cant get it out of the garage.

Joey

 

[N2MUDN91]

I have got to see this. I cant help you much... but I still want to see it.

Shane

 

[JTX]

I will take a pic in the morning! LOL its pretty bad.

 

[jrgaylor]

once you roll the truck around a little it will settle out, after that you can turn you camber bushings to bring the camber closer to spec.

 

[huskyfan23]

Yeah turn the cams, and take pics beforehand

 

[JTX]

How do you turn the cams? And also do i need to move it up in the brackets?

 

[huskyfan23]

I don't know about the bracket, but for the cams just take off the c-clamp on you can adjust with a chisel and hammer. Take the chissel and put it right before a corner, and start pounding. Someone may have a better way but that's how I did it.

 

[jrgaylor]

You want to use the bottom hole on the drop brackets, on the camber bushings, you loosen up the pinch bolt, then you can rotate the bushing I use a 18" channel locks for this.
The more the thicker part of the bushing is towards the middle of the truck the more you will move the top of the tire out,
Here is a little article on the ranger station about alignments.

 

[JTX]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113611


That post has some pics

 

[huskyfan23]

Wow, that's pretty bad, it can still be driven a short distance though. My alignment shop is .8 miles away, so I'm lucky. Not sure about you.

 

[JTX]

22 miles. Its better now the spacer fixed it.

 

[jimbo74]

ha, see my other post in the other thread... get the alignment fixed!

 

[N2MUDN91]

Is that green/grey paint factory? Ive never seen one like it.

Shane

 

[JTX]

Yeah its factory. I see alot of that color around here.