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[Doozi]

What do you guys think about this ? Sometimes i feel it dont ride great on slope and uneven surface in new york city sometimes i feel like i need to recorrect the steering wheel.

Aftermarket upper control arms will help get your castor back to where it needs to be and eliminate that "darty" feel.

 

[Civiceg94]

From what i understood what the guy told me i asked him if he could add as much castor to avoid the bmc from what i read from here it will make it drive more straight but harder to turn at slow speed. So he said if he adds more castor camber adjustment would run out.

 

[swiftneed]

Icon lift 2.5

Icon lift 2.5 with cdcv and rear 2.5 shocks and springs

 

[Civiceg94]

Nice another nyc lifted runner

 

[wracks03s]

toytec 3/2 with proof it actually gets used.



2/20/16

 

[unevolved]

From what i understood what the guy told me i asked him if he could add as much castor to avoid the bmc from what i read from here it will make it drive more straight but harder to turn at slow speed. So he said if he adds more castor camber adjustment would run out.

Correct, that's why upper control arms are necessary to add some more caster. I believe factory spec is 2° to 4°. Something like that.

 

[Stephens.T4R]

Help me!!!!! I did my lift (OME 885) on Bilsteins myself over the weekend.... Took it in to get it aligned so they could show me this... As it stands it's undrivable. My right tire is pointed left like I'm turning, while my left wheel is straight. It is making the most horrible screeching sound it won't drive straight. They said the axle appears moved forward???? How could that be? I did it just like Speedy from Speedys garage (YouTube) and thought it drove great before I brought it in. This is at Big O Tires BTW in Issaquah WA. Any input is appreciated.

 

[t-man]

Help me!!!!! I did my lift (OME 885) on Bilsteins myself over the weekend.... Took it in to get it aligned so they could show me this... As it stands it's undrivable. My right tire is pointed left like I'm turning, while my left wheel is straight. It is making the most horrible screeching sound it won't drive straight. They said the axle appears moved forward???? How could that be? I did it just like Speedy from Speedys garage (YouTube) and thought it drove great before I brought it in. This is at Big O Tires BTW in Issaquah WA. Any input is appreciated.

Get your money back and go somewhere else. Unless there's something broken it shouldn't be an issue. At this point I wouldn't trust them one single bit.

 

[CHawks_12]

Help me!!!!! I did my lift (OME 885) on Bilsteins myself over the weekend.... Took it in to get it aligned so they could show me this... As it stands it's undrivable. My right tire is pointed left like I'm turning, while my left wheel is straight. It is making the most horrible screeching sound it won't drive straight. They said the axle appears moved forward???? How could that be? I did it just like Speedy from Speedys garage (YouTube) and thought it drove great before I brought it in. This is at Big O Tires BTW in Issaquah WA. Any input is appreciated.

The mistake started with Big O Tire.. get your money back and go to Les Schwaub

 

[Stephens.T4R]

[MENTION=97261]CHawks_12[/MENTION] Touché .... However I was turned away from not only Les Schwab, but Firestone as well... For having wheel spacers. ??? A simple lift has turned into a nightmare of sorts!

 

[nightshade000]

[MENTION=97261]CHawks_12[/MENTION] Touché .... However I was turned away from not only Les Schwab, but Firestone as well... For having wheel spacers. ??? A simple lift has turned into a nightmare of sorts!

Have you tried Americas Tire/Discount Tire? I've always had amazing service from them. When I had spacer, I never had them complain about them. I've had horrible experiences at Les Schwab and will never go back to them. They've tried to (scam/incorrectly) tell me my shocks were going out and I needed new ones, that they needed to pull a credit report yearly (they don't, not even by corporate policy) .. They've tried charged me extra for mounting LT tires vs P tires, and on top of that, I can never get out of there in less than 3 hours.

 

[Stephens.T4R]

[MENTION=101553]t-man[/MENTION] Yeah I completely agree.... I refused to pay and walked out to drive away only to have to turn around and drive back because my right tire was so far inward i could t stay straight enough to see myself making it up to highway speeds to drive home.. Let alone over 15-20 mph. Took it back and told the guy what was happening and he didn't even question it when I told him I want it back to the angles I had when I came in. Period. But then he hits me with the news that it won't be done until tomorrow.... My buddy told me his are usually done in 20 minutes tops?? Aaaah.... So frustrating. The ride was perfect before I brought it in.... Just hoping to god they can at least get me back to where I was before. I think when they heard me mention that I did it myself they figured they could screw me because I would have to take the blame... Not another shop.

 

[FI460]

[MENTION=101553]t-man[/MENTION] Yeah I completely agree.... I refused to pay and walked out to drive away only to have to turn around and drive back because my right tire was so far inward i could t stay straight enough to see myself making it up to highway speeds to drive home.. Let alone over 15-20 mph. Took it back and told the guy what was happening and he didn't even question it when I told him I want it back to the angles I had when I came in. Period. But then he hits me with the news that it won't be done until tomorrow.... My buddy told me his are usually done in 20 minutes tops?? Aaaah.... So frustrating. The ride was perfect before I brought it in.... Just hoping to god they can at least get me back to where I was before. I think when they heard me mention that I did it myself they figured they could screw me because I would have to take the blame... Not another shop.

Dear god is that the toe spec? They should have no problem with that.

 

[t-man]

[MENTION=101553]t-man[/MENTION] Yeah I completely agree.... I refused to pay and walked out to drive away only to have to turn around and drive back because my right tire was so far inward i could t stay straight enough to see myself making it up to highway speeds to drive home.. Let alone over 15-20 mph. Took it back and told the guy what was happening and he didn't even question it when I told him I want it back to the angles I had when I came in. Period. But then he hits me with the news that it won't be done until tomorrow.... My buddy told me his are usually done in 20 minutes tops?? Aaaah.... So frustrating. The ride was perfect before I brought it in.... Just hoping to god they can at least get me back to where I was before. I think when they heard me mention that I did it myself they figured they could screw me because I would have to take the blame... Not another shop.

I went to an actual alignment shop instead of the small mechanic shop I usually go to and it took them like 3 hours and they called me wanting more money because everything was so far out of spec! In the end I got it back and it pulled slightly to the right. Not terrible but it does. A week later I found my drivers side tie rod was shot, which they should've known easily! What a mess. Won't go back there, even for them to fix it.

 

[Civiceg94]

Correct, that's why upper control arms are necessary to add some more caster. I believe factory spec is 2° to 4°. Something like that.

So i guess its either that. Or just have him but everything within stock spec not worrying about bmc then am i correct?

 

[Stephens.T4R]

Dear god is that the toe spec? They should have no problem with that.

Yessir..... My thoughts exactly. However this is my first suspension install so I couldn't help but to second guess myself and think that maybe I did something to it during the lift?? I should have known!

 

[Stephens.T4R]

[MENTION=9451]nightshade000[/MENTION] I appreciate the feedback. I will have to give them a shot most def! I'm interested to get a second shops opinion.

 

[superman3043]

Help me!!!!! I did my lift (OME 885) on Bilsteins myself over the weekend.... Took it in to get it aligned so they could show me this... As it stands it's undrivable. My right tire is pointed left like I'm turning, while my left wheel is straight. It is making the most horrible screeching sound it won't drive straight. They said the axle appears moved forward???? How could that be? I did it just like Speedy from Speedys garage (YouTube) and thought it drove great before I brought it in. This is at Big O Tires BTW in Issaquah WA. Any input is appreciated.

Have you gotten this rectified yet?

Dear God that is a freakin' mess. You cut it off in the pic, but it looks like we're looking at caster, camber, then toe reading top to bottom.

If you look at all the "Initial" numbers, while none are in spec, they don't look that bad considering you just did a lift. That explains why it drove fine when you went in.

But the telling number, besides your 5.7* toe-in (which is what you can visually see) is that -11.5* caster on that side. HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?? The only feasibly explanation I can come up with is that something is bent or there is a bolt missing or something. Either that or they somehow found a spare driver side UCA and installed it on your passenger side. Far fetched, but that would also explain the "axle forward" comment.

I didn't watch the video you referenced, but what all did you during your lift. Did you remove or replace UCA's or break loose the UBJ? Disconnect TRE's? Remove LCA's or separate LBJ's at the cradle? Might help to retrace your steps so that you can check if anything came loose or disconnected.

Good luck and keep us posted. Interested to see the outcome.

 

[unevolved]

Help me!!!!! I did my lift (OME 885) on Bilsteins myself over the weekend.... Took it in to get it aligned so they could show me this... As it stands it's undrivable. My right tire is pointed left like I'm turning, while my left wheel is straight. It is making the most horrible screeching sound it won't drive straight. They said the axle appears moved forward???? How could that be? I did it just like Speedy from Speedys garage (YouTube) and thought it drove great before I brought it in. This is at Big O Tires BTW in Issaquah WA. Any input is appreciated.

A shop that gives you that kind of an alignment report without even recommending how to fix it is massively incompetent. Just handing a customer a steaming pile of shit like that and saying "IDK LOL" is extremely unprofessional.

When I installed OME 885s on my truck toe was slightly off center, but had positive camber on both sides. Nowhere near as bad as what you've got from them.

 

[jrm]

But it drove fine after

the lift and before you took it to big O?

Help me!!!!! I did my lift (OME 885) on Bilsteins myself over the weekend.... Took it in to get it aligned so they could show me this... As it stands it's undrivable. My right tire is pointed left like I'm turning, while my left wheel is straight. It is making the most horrible screeching sound it won't drive straight. They said the axle appears moved forward???? How could that be? I did it just like Speedy from Speedys garage (YouTube) and thought it drove great before I brought it in. This is at Big O Tires BTW in Issaquah WA. Any input is appreciated.