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Rear axel adjustment
I am putting the bed back on my ’67 step side. When I pulled the old bed off I notice scuff marks on the diver side bedside wheel well. There is less than a half inch clearance on the driver side and several inches on the passenger side. Do the rear trailing arms have locating pins at the axel like leaf springs do? Or can I simply loosen the u-bolts and slide the axel over about an inch to get equal spacing for the rear tires in the wheel wells? I have an adjustable trac bar.
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Re: Rear axel adjustment
Adjust your track bar, you wont get an inch of movement out of the ubolts.
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Re: Rear axel adjustment
Okay I have the curved trac bar that only has an adjuster at the frame end. So I have to drop that end to adjust it. I screwed it in to where I think it would work but how do I move the axel assembly to get it to line up with the bolt hole again? It is not like the rear end will easily move. This is all new to me, every other adjustable bar I have used has a right hand and left hand adjuster, very easy to adjust.
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Re: Rear axel adjustment
Is this truck lowered?
If it is, you may need an aftermarket track bar to get the rear axle centered in the truck. Also check trailing are front bushes haven't collapsed. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Re: Rear axel adjustment
I used a ratchet strap/tie down strap too pull the axle over and realign the holes.
Be sure too take a measurement from off your frame too a point on the back of your wheels somewhere too be sure it's not the bed itself that shifted too far too one side.
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Re: Rear axel adjustment
DOH!! Of course a ratchet strap, where is my brain, thanks. It is the axle that is off for sure. I moved the bed around to get the tire spacing right that puts the bedsides off in relation to the frame. I will align it again after I get the axel centered.
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Re: Rear axel adjustment
Lowered and I have an adjustable bar.
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Re: Rear axel adjustment
Victory is mine! I used the ratchet strap, worked great. Still not a fan of the one side trac bar adjuster but I eventually got it perfect. Thanks everyone.
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