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Rubbing on Radius arm

Marvin-the-Martian

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McMinnville, OR
Year, Model & Trim Level
'93 XLT
first an equipment description and then the problem.

James Duff 2.5 lift with the dual shock mount and extended radius arms. American racing rockcrawlers rims 15x8 with 4 in back spacing.
14 hours after installation I got into an accident on the left front corner. Hence I dont have any idea if the problem existed prior.
By the way thank to everyone on the board for the help and support.

Anyway the problem. at full turn left the left tire rubs the radius arm and at full turn right the rim rubs the front shock. But there is no rubbing on the right side.

uuuhhhh I got nothing. the alignment is on had it checked. any ideas would be great.
 






Measure the width of the front end; also, measure between the frame rails, and divide by 2. Now, from that number, measure out a fixed point (ie, the inside of the wheel.) You could also measure from the frame out to the tires. Write it all down, and see what the differences are. How much different are they?

It sounds like either the TTB got bent, the frame moved, or the drop bracket bent.
 






i got the same problem but mine just rubs on the driverside arm only when at full left(no rubbing when turned full right) i have no lift or accidents either(well no accidents that could possibly effect the wheels)
 






Sorry I havent replied......been off work for 4 days so i didnt get to check the board.....Thanks "Tdavis" for the infor....i'll measue it out on my next days off.......of course I put it into 4 wheel drive and had tons of grinding sounds when i pull away then it was quiet so i put it in reverse and backed up...same deal....grind grind.....then quiet......i figure the hubs are done as well so its order parts and measure time this weekend....thanks again
 






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