Ironman Lift One Side Higher (1 Viewer)

[Loaferoatan]

Howdy again. I just had my Ironman Stage One 2inch Lift with Foam Shocks installed on my 105 (Had to buy the 80 kit) and the Right Side is 1 inch higher than the other. Is there an obvious f&$k up my "mechanic" made? He's stumped. My mechanical skills are limited to 1 year of shop class, so I'm stumped too. There is no way to put them on the wrong sides, right? Thanks.

PS, I'm on an Island in a third world country so good mechanics are like Conch pearls around here. Extremely rare.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

The longer spring should go on the driver side.

 

[Loaferoatan]

Something that should have been obvious then?

 

[JunkCrzr89]

Something that should have been obvious then?

Most Pairs of springs come with one spring that is slightly taller than the other.

 

[Loaferoatan]

Most Pairs of springs come with one spring that is slightly taller than the other.

Mechanic claims his shop guys didn't see any. Are they clearly marked? Don't see how this could have been overlooked so easily. Rear is exactly one inch higher on the passenger side and front is 3/4 inch.

 

[Loaferoatan]

Hard to tell from the Pic, but I noticed it right away when it came off the lift. Took it for a drive down a bumpy road to see if it "settled". Nope.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

Mechanic claims his shop guys didn't see any. Are they clearly marked?

I don’t know if @Ironman 4x4 USA springs are clearly marked L or R, but I’d wager the shop guys did not compare free heights before installing.

 

[Manhattan]

This is NOT the first time this has come up. How $*#&ing hard would be for these manufacturers to put D-Side and P-Side stickers on the springs? Hell, my cycling socks say "On Your Left" on one of them... and they're a little easier to swap than springs.

 

[RedesKat]

Did they install caster correction bushes? The diff relation to drive shaft looks a little funky from here too

 

[UncleJakeNZ]

Here's the Ironman instructions. Springs should be marked D/S or N/S

 

[Loaferoatan]

Here's the Ironman instructions. Springs should be marked D/S or N/S

Thanks

 

[medtro]

This is NOT the first time this has come up. How $*#&ing hard would be for these manufacturers to put D-Side and P-Side stickers on the springs? Hell, my cycling socks say "On Your Left" on one of them... and they're a little easier to swap than springs.

D & P would create another problem.

 

[UncleJakeNZ]

D & P would create another problem.

How come? It'd be better than right or left IMO

 

[medtro]

How come? It'd be better than right or left IMO

Driver side in one country can be passenger side in another country. Left is left and right is right in all countries. Please elaborate on why it is better than right or left.

 

[UncleJakeNZ]

My understanding is that the slightly longer spring is to compensate for the weight of the seated driver, regardless of if it's a LHD or RHD vehicle, so marking the springs right or left wouldn't work for a percentage of the world.

EDIT: I guess the driver's side also has a bit more weight with steering gear, master cylinder(s), pedal box etc. too so it's not just the driver's mass that would skew the weight distribution towards what ever side the driver was normally located

 

[medtro]

Longer spring goes to the longer side of axle housing due to spring perches are at different heights. Labelling them left and right should work unless different housings are used for LHD and RHD vehicles.