Problems with Skyjacker Suspension

[JThelen]

hey yall i installed a 4" susp on my 2wd X. of course it was by skyjacker and since me and my friend put it on i had to take it to get aligned right so i took it and the guy said his machine couldnt do it. said had somethin to do with the susp. he said it was installed correctly but somehow it might have bent the axels?? my camber is off by over and inch on both sides im not sure exactly i could find out. i took it somewhere else yet they could not do it either does neone know about this problem or wat i could do im wearin my xterrains pretty quick and that aint good thanx

 

[X-1]

did it com wih drop brackets?

 

[JThelen]

ya it came with the drop brackets, it came with every thing

 

[zensius]

Do your tires look like this / \? If so they need to get a set of camber plates(?) or something like that. To get the suspension back into specs. Call the shop you bought your lift from or Four Wheel Parts and tell them what's going on. They should help.

 

[410Fortune]

Camber is degree's, not inches. The camber would be a few degrees off, not inches.

Take it to somebody else, who knows about the twin beam suspension.

Also was this kit deisgned for your truck?

What year is the truck? what kit did you get from Skyjacker? Did you buy it used?

What camber shims are installed ont he upper ball joint now? Stock?

 

[NOTAJP]

After 410's questions I have a few: Did you get the extended radius arms? What hole in the drop bracket did you mount the TTB? No lift would bend the axles. That guy's obviously not that smart. Just to clarify, do your tires look like / \ or \ / ?

 

[JThelen]

ya fortune ur right bout the degrees and inches thing that was my bad the mechanic guy told me degrees also now that u reminded me i dont know where i got inches from
my tires ar sittin like this: / \
i do not have extended radius arms
now as far as the hole for the TTB im pretty sure its the second one up
yes this lift is for my truck i dont mean to be rude but i aint that stupid its for my 2wd 1st generatin X (94') and the kit was brand new
and honestly i dont know wat camber shims are or mayber ur talkin bout the bolts?? cause the guy was sayin sometin bout different bolt sizes not sure wat though

 

[X-1]

The bushings are stamped on top as to what degree you have, also if the split in the bushing is turned out, towards wheel it is positive camber, chances are you just need larger shims, which go up to 3 degree's, also after lifting mine, I had wore balljoints that made it difficult to align, you may want to look at yours.

oops. camber bushings are in the top of your steering knuckle, they fit over the balljoints, you can see them by looking over on the inside of tire, look like a huge bolt with the balljoint sticking thru.

 

[JThelen]

ok so lemme see if i understnad wats goin on...i have bolts in there that are too small? so if i get some bigger size ones it should fill in the gap and align my tires? and instead of / \ itll be l l.

 

[NOTAJP]

It's not really a bolt, more of a oblong bushing. Any good alignment shop can install them and align the front end in about an hour. Then your tires will be l l.