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I would think the shop might have a better chance than I would. I don't know what you mean by trim height, or how to set it to that. Is that something I could tell the shop? Is there anything else I should make sure they do? I will make an appointment and a trek over to the Isuzu dealer to repack bearings and what not at a later date.Originally Posted by deermagnet
Thanks
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How do I do that?
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if you wanted to get more of an 'offroad' look then you could buy the OME springs for the rear...and then all you have to do is crank the torsion bars up front...
if your trying to keep the 'stock' look then you need to have it adjusted back to stock...
its just a cheap, easy way to make your VX look much more aggressive....
search for lift or something along those lines and you will see tons of threads and walkthrough's on how to do it...
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I think I got the problem solved.
I took the VX in to the shop to have them lower the torsion bar, do an alignment, and balance the tires.
My results.....
VX looks much better now that it is level and not constantly looking like it is going up hill.
I have almost a 1/2 inch gap now under the bump stops.
No rubbing from tires after a minor grinding of hidden cladding corner.
While aligning, they discovered the front wheels were "Pigeon toed" (Left tire going to the left, right tire going to the right) when the wheel was straight. When they tried to fix that, they were unable to loosen the jam nut on the tie rod because it was rusted together. I watched him try EVERYTHING to get it loose. So they order the parts ($350 plus labor on top of other alignment and torsion bar fixes) and should be fixed today.
I have owned the VX for about 48 hours and have already had to spend about $500 and it looks like I may have to have a mode selector switch put in. I hope this isn't an indication of my future expenses.
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DUDE!!! You may want to cancel that order! Look at these HD tie rods if you are going to have to replace your originals - especially for that kind of money! https://id211.chi.us.securedata.net/...products_id=57
Sent from my "two hands on a keyboard"
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Ordered!
This site rocks!!!
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Agreed! So... with that money you were able to save, donating $20 to the site makes good sense, yeah?
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Already did yesterday. Just waiting for the "e-check" to clear from paypal.
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Agreed! So... with that money you were able to save, donating $20 to the site makes good sense, yeah?...
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I am assuming the "Long" tie rods will fit without any issue?
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I dont remember there being a size issue when I ordered mine. I will do the research tonight and find out what ones i have. Unless someone else anwers first.
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Justin, is this statement true?
"Tie Rod Breakage is the #1 downfall of the front IFS on Isuzu trucks"
At least coming out of a hot tub????
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"Anyway, adding polish to a turd is not high on my gotta do list... And cue tom4bren!"
I have no response to that.
I don't have any experience with tie rod problems so I won't chime in on that either. I have noticed that the joints on our center link appear notorious for being impossible to remove without damage. Sounds like the shop experience similar issues.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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Dont get me started.....Yeah, that exact thing happened to CrnCnn also and he ended up getting the HD tie rods afterward... wear parts, you know...
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Item Description Qty Unit Price Total Price
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Isuzu IFS Heavy (APPLICATION = All VX 1 $199.99 $199.99
Duty Tie Rods models)
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Subtotal $199.99
Shipping $25.25
Tax $0.00
Total $225.24
Here is what my order email said. NOT very helpful. I emailed Indy4x to find out.
Plus my order was made 2 years ago. The different size were put into the catalog last year.
Last edited by CrnCnn : 02/19/2009 at 04:35 PM
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