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Cris · 03-26-2018, 02:30 AM

UKNOWME:

I haven't put my gauge on the pinion angles, but from a practical perspective I have not seen any issues with vibration, etc. The drop as you can see from the pic is not that severe, not like laying frame.....

lolife99:

Flipping the tie rod mounts to the spindle will reduce the angle, that is, get them more parallel to the A-arm. With the stock location on the spindle, the tie rod angle is starting to get well away from parallel with a 4" drop. Flipping them on the spindle would help correct this. I really should stuff all the a-arm and tie rod dimensions into a suspension program and map it out. but its just a truck that drives around town, not a race car.......

I have hammered the truck a bit to see if there are any issues with braking or steering under more severe conditions and have not seen any major issues.

03-26-2018, 02:30 AM	#23
Cris Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Los Altos Hills, California Posts: 170	Re: How low without converting to disc? UKNOWME: I haven't put my gauge on the pinion angles, but from a practical perspective I have not seen any issues with vibration, etc. The drop as you can see from the pic is not that severe, not like laying frame..... lolife99: Flipping the tie rod mounts to the spindle will reduce the angle, that is, get them more parallel to the A-arm. With the stock location on the spindle, the tie rod angle is starting to get well away from parallel with a 4" drop. Flipping them on the spindle would help correct this. I really should stuff all the a-arm and tie rod dimensions into a suspension program and map it out. but its just a truck that drives around town, not a race car....... I have hammered the truck a bit to see if there are any issues with braking or steering under more severe conditions and have not seen any major issues.