Maddawg's Madness /starting a make-over.

[JoFotoz]

Great write up/pictorial

Yup..you'll probably find yourself doing additional trimming over
the next several weeks as you flex everything more.......I know I did !

Jo

[Maddawg]

Great write up/pictorial

Yup..you'll probably find yourself doing additional trimming over
the next several weeks as you flex everything more.......I know I did !

Jo

Thanks Jo! That took about an hour and a half for the rear of the front well. Did you have any problems with your rear tires?

[JoFotoz]

No cladding trim needed.....

Did you have any problems with your rear tires?

...but entire axle rotates forward as you lift.

My tires are very close to the front of the rear arches...with plenty of space to the rear.

Adjustable Lower Links fix this...Ryan (LittleBeast) has 'em......
.....they are on my shopping list.

jo

[pbkid]

Very nice! Keep up the good work!

[ramathorn]

I went with some "close to a 33 inch tire" on my stock 18s, and you make me regret it! Looking good my friend! Also I might be a tad bit jealous of the ironman edition...!

[Maddawg]

Thanks all, I appreciate the nice comments!

[Maddawg]

No cladding trim needed.....



...but entire axle rotates forward as you lift.

My tires are very close to the front of the rear arches...with plenty of space to the rear.

Adjustable Lower Links fix this...Ryan (LittleBeast) has 'em......
.....they are on my shopping list.

jo

I dont have any bump stops in the rear Jo, do you??

Is there something worn out on your lower links to cause that movement??

[samneil2000]

Increasing the angle shortens the arms. The new arms are longer to compensate. (ha, that's what she said?)
Good looking rig man!

[Maddawg]

Increasing the angle shortens the arms. The new arms are longer to compensate. (ha, that's what she said?)
Good looking rig man!

Thank Sam!!
Is that because of a body lift?? I dont see any of that with my suspension lift. Or because of taller tires??

[Ldub]

Think of your rear lower links as the horizontal line in this illustration...

as they move down, as with a suspension lift...

[Maddawg]

Thanks Ldub, I guess I've been lucky so far. I haven't noticed any negative issues because of my suspension lift. Maybe I'm not flogging it enough, lol. (The car that is)

[JoFotoz]

Thanks Dub....

I was about to go into a long winded ramble using a see-saw as an analogy...

....you nailed it!

Jo

[VXorado]

Thanks Ldub, I guess I've been lucky so far. I haven't noticed any negative issues because of my suspension lift. Maybe I'm not flogging it enough, lol. (The car that is)

Look at your rear drive shaft u-joint and you'll notice it is at an angle. There are grease zerks on the drive shaft and you'll want to keep them greased regularly now that you're lifted. The angle can cause vibration and ideally you want the pumpkin output shaft to be straight with the drive shaft.

The adjustable links Jo mentioned allow you to tilt the pumpkin upward to eliminate an angle on the u-joints.

[Maddawg]

Thanks, I'll check it out.

I took my baby out for her first walk today with her new boots. Heading down the driveway I heard and felt a vibration that I haven't before. So I immediately got out the floor jack and jacked each wheel and rocked and spun them. Nothing. Headed out again and all seemed well? My first impressions of the new wheels and tires are good. The power steering seemed lighter. The suspension felt more reasonable as I had suspected with a thicker tire cross section. The Toyo Open Country tires are quiet as a whisper. I was actually smiling while driving it. The brakes are working a little harder to slow the baby down as would be expected with the increased weight of the wheels. The trim cuts I made to the clad are very close to being perfect. I only heard a couple of rubs from up front but that was at an angled departure from a steep driveway. So in retrospect.....I love it!!! Should have done it sooner.

[Ldub]

Should have done it sooner.

Man...if only I had a dolla 4 evvy time I've read that around here...

BTW...your user name looks VERRRRY specabul in bold grey...kudos 2 U Mr site supporter!...