just got the lift kit in.. rides like crap and pulls

[TheBeast_88K5]

Tire balance won't cause a pull...

Yea it will.... If its out of balance, and starts to wobble or "hop".
Then, the tread leans unevenly and starts to pull.
Exaggerated further by crappy tires.

Us lifted IFS guys know that sh*t, all to well...

 

[Fordum]

put the two rear tires on the front.. seems fine now. how can that be?

Short answer of course, something wrong with the front tires.......

Most likely one of the other suggestions, but let me throw one other in.

You could have had a belt separation in one of the tires. Sometimes you can see it as a weird indentation in the sidewall, others can only be seen when you break them down and look inside.

Had that happen on a car one time, never could figure out why it kept pulling to one side.
Finally discovered that it followed a tire and broke down and bought a new set.
When they pulled that one off the rim, it was obvious.

 

[84CUCV]

yeah those tires are not to good.. all done. hes getting the truck tonight

 

[4xcrazy]

My Rough Country lift road real hard for the first month or so, and even better after I put different shocks on it. Need to be broke in for a bit. It still rides rougher than stock, but I didn't expect it to ride like a Cadillac either.

I also did end up removing one of the lower springs later on to help with the harshness from bumps and speed bumps or whatnot, it did help.

 

[84CUCV]

good to know.. ill let him know that

 

[84CUCV]

he came back to me.. now have 500 cash to get him good shocks. what should i got for?

 

[Fred_M1010]

he came back to me.. now have 500 cash to get him good shocks. what should i got for?

Bilsteins!

I have really stiff springs under my dodge.
I tried regular "liftkit" shocks, and it rode like crap.
Then I upgraded to bilsteins.
It's still a little rough, but much better.

 

[chulisohombre]

X2 on bilsteins. Much better than most lift shocks. They will be my next upgrade when my old ranchos die.

 

[84CUCV]

ok what kind of Bilsteins?

 

[Fred_M1010]

Mine were the ones that looks like brushed aluminium,
I think they're called 5100 or something like that.
They had vehicle-specific valving so they weren't for universal use.
And they were longer than stock, so they worked well with a 2-4" lift.

But they were for my Dodge, so the part number wouldn't help you anyway

 

[84CUCV]

ok ill look into 5100s thanks

 

[k5ryder]

If the 5100s don't work, try the 5125's. I think they are meant for a 4" lift. Check here http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/shocks.htm

 

[84CUCV]

thanks for the link