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New ORD lift

TXJP

TXJP

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Well it took almost 2 months, having kids takes a lot of your time, but I finally got my 3" ORD lift on. Replacing the wore out factory springs with these new springs and shocks definitely made the ride better and now I do not rub the 33" tires every time I turn. Got the sway disconnects in, but still need to get the steering box brace installed. Taking it to get aligned tomorrow. Also got the softopper and have been enjoying it.

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Looks great! Interesting what they find in your alignment and if they can correct anything. Report back.

I have a 2.5" BDS up front and wonder what that did to my alignment numbers.....

Love the brown color too!
 
That looks great!

IMO..... I wouldn't align it unless you did something to change the toe setting or have death wobble. Realistically, if the shop says the camber or caster is out of spec they probably wont know how to fix it or (worse) say it can't be fixed. In my experience, most run of the mill tire shops have no idea how to do more than adjust the toe setting on a straight axle 4wd.

Again, the truck looks GREAT! :thumb:
 
Thanks guys. It looks great from 10 foot;) there is definitely a little body work to be done eventually. The body is pretty straight, but there is some rust and the clear coat is peeling on the hood and the cab. A good friend owns and runs the alignment shop so I trust him and wanted him to run through the front end just to double check everything.
 
I chased alignment issues with my blazer for a long time. No shop really knew how to do it correctly and after spending $100s of dollars I was probably better off trying to figure it out myself. If your alignment needs more than just adjusting the tie rod and steering, I hope they knows know how to correctly shim spindles and aren't using ball joint shims.
 
I don't know where in Texas you are but I can align it for you if you're close. I'm in New Braunfels.
 
The lift shouldn't have effected camber or toe, only caster.

Toe: check with tape measure, adjust with tie-rod.
Camber: Measure with an angle finder on the hub (parked on level surface). Adjust with tapered shim between the knuckle and spindle.
Caster: harder to measure - basically an imaginary line through the upper and lower balljoints, compared to vertical. Can be adjusted with tapered shims under the spring pack, this conflicts with the U-joint angle.

They also make an off-center ball-joint sleeve that adjusts caster and/or camber a little bit, but this is the most involved installation.
 
Thanks for all the compliments guys. I have only had this truck about 6 months before I got the lift. I knew the lift should not change anything on the alignment, but just wanted it to be checked in general. Everything on the alignment looked good. They did go ahead and replace the upper and lower ball joints for me and It does drive better now.

obijuank5 said:
I don't know where in Texas you are but I can align it for you if you're close. I'm in New Braunfels.
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Thanks for the offer obijuank5. I'm about 5 hours Northeast of you in the Tyler area.

JoeliusZ28 said:
Looks great. Is that a full spring lift or did you do the shackle flip in the rear?
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It is all springs, no shackle flip.
 
JoeliusZ28 said:
It looks great! I was fairly set on going with the 2" tuff country and 32s but I'm liking the proportions of this one.
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When looking for K5s my plan was just to run 31s at factory height, but the previous owner of the one I bought just put new 33" BFG ATs on it so I went a head and got the smallest lift that pretty much guaranteed no rubbing. I am very happy with the stance.
Right now the front sits a little higher, but it took me a month to get the front springs on after I installed the rear. I am hoping the front will level out a little over the next few weeks, if not I might do a 1" zero rate eventually in the back.
 
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