Re: Alignment Problems...any ideas?
I will try to get some pics of the front end tomorrow. As far as wheel track width changing, that is from the lowering itself. At stock ride height, the lower control arms are sitting at an angle, not sure of exact amount but probably in the neighbor hood of 25+ degree. By cutting off the coil, the lc is now almost level with the ground, raising the ball joint socket in relation to the control shaft, thus increasing wheel track. When I get it raised up to take some pics, I get some measurements of the upper control arms, and a set of 1/2 ton control arms that I have sitting around.... As far as getting the uppers switched from side to side, not possible, never removed them from the truck...besides, they only have a hole on them on the front edge where the brake hose bolts on. I am not even sure you could get it bolted together that way, if you did the upper ball joints would be so far rearward attaching the spindle between the 2 would be very tough.
I spent yesterday on the phone with DJM suspension parts, and then call air bag it and spoke with them. The tech guy at DJM did not seem to have any idea what he was talking about. I told me chevy never made a 3/4 ton truck in 75, only 1/2 and one tons, and when asked about some of there products, he wasn't even swore they made no such part....after getting on the internet, I got him the part numbers for the parts he said did not exists, he got pissed and was no help what so ever. The airbagit tech guy actually sounded like he knew what he was talking about. He suggested upper control arms to cure my alignment woes, I think he said I would have to use 1/2 ton uppers and use the 3/4 ton control shaft. He said the upper control arms relocate the ball joint outward and forward over the stock arms. I have heard of people having trouble with airbagit, so for now I have not ordered anything yet.
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Jeff,
68 C-10
75 C-20, now a C-10!
10 F-150
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