I was confused by this comment since my Landtank plates require grinding, not drilling. I decided to go do some reading, and I learned that there is a difference in installation: the 2.5" (that I have) require grinding and the 4" requires drilling. Good to know!
Front Control Arm Bracket Breakage and Repair
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The 4” plates adds 7* of caster correction. Tilting the axle on the rear bolt would cause all kinds of problems with tie rod contact, springs hitting the bump stops and perch alignment issues. Drilling new holes eliminated all the problems.
The passenger side is tight and you need to use a Milwaukee right angle drill unless you remove the knuckle , then a standard drill works fine.
Progress from today
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Was about to check in and see how this was going. Damn that is some serious surgery.
Well done !
Back on the road. I’ll get it aligned and see what the verdict is. Sneaking suspicion that I added too much caster.
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I think it will fine, a little extra caster is a good thing.
I run the same plates with a 3" lift
Unless you just really want to see the numbers the alignment is a wast of money. The only thing they can adjust is the toe. and you can do that your self.
I run the same plates with a 3" lift
Unless you just really want to see the numbers the alignment is a wast of money. The only thing they can adjust is the toe. and you can do that your self.
Today I discovered my passenger side bracket is broken ... not a little bit, but the back part, where the stabilizer bar attaches, is off.
Considering the fact, that I was observing a little bit of axle oil seeping since about 5000 km and the completely rounded state of the once crack ... i would say I made it to the Sahara desert and back in that "configuration". I will weld and reinforce it and learned some more again today.
Considering the fact, that I was observing a little bit of axle oil seeping since about 5000 km and the completely rounded state of the once crack ... i would say I made it to the Sahara desert and back in that "configuration". I will weld and reinforce it and learned some more again today.