1world1love
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Yeah, i’ll pull out the heat gun in the morning and give it a go. I think if I do it slow and steady, I can work it inward.
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Yeah, i’ll pull out the heat gun in the morning and give it a go. I think if I do it slow and steady, I can work it inward.
I would be surprised if the liner actually did that. Have you checked the metal tab that the rear of the liner / rocker panel mounts to?
My 275/70/18 stt pros run big and rub the liner but I’ve never seen actual rubber come off like that.
Also to sensor lift up front!
1world1love
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Yeah, I was surprised as well. I've checked all other possibilities. It happened on both sides in exactly the same spot, but happened more often on the driver side. And sure enough, that corner on the driver side showed more signs of rubbing. I think the rubber wear is because that corner is pretty stout.
It really has to be there because it only happened when driving straight and driving over a big dip. If the tire is straight and there is nothing but upward movement, it would be pretty far from either the front or back metal tabs. In looking at it, as crazy as it seems, there is nowhere else it could logically be rubbing.
I am going out now to put a heat gun on it and then I will take out on the highway. I'll report back.
Also, even if I do an AHC lift, it wouldn't prevent this kind of thing, right? I am seriously considering adding OEM spacers on the front though.
Aside from the rubbing, I am leery of messing with it too much. The ride and handling is exactly where I want it. I would like to remove some of the rake, but not if it changes things too much. The problem is that you never know until its done.
1world1love
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nwfl4runner
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AHC lift doesn’t change the geometry, just the height. Arguably it’ll make it less likely to happen because your static height is higher, so that dip would have further to compress before impact.
If you want to be sure, and if you know you want to keep the wheel/tire combo, pull the strut and cycle everything.
If you want to be sure, and if you know you want to keep the wheel/tire combo, pull the strut and cycle everything.
1world1love
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Unfortunately, it is beyond my home setup to pull the strut and fully test the geometry. What I will do is to adjust the liner and see if that eliminates the current rubbing. If it does, then great. If not, I will take it to the shop and have them pull the strut so we can look at it.
I plan on having the oem spacer installed at some point so I may go ahead and do a mild AHC adjustment at the same since I will need to have an alignment anyways.
1world1love
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Well, I was able to use the heat gun to essentially invert the entire protruding edge that seemed to be causing issues. That must have been it because I’d drove for 30 miles on the highway and then took a bunch of curvy bumpy backroads and never experienced the issue. Hopefully that will be it. Thanks all for the input. I’ll keep you posted if I encounter anything once I get it out on the trail.
And here are a couple more shots to bring it back on topic:
And here are a couple more shots to bring it back on topic:
Looks sweet. Waiting patiently for shipping bumper . . .
I have pictures of your truck on my PC wallpaper rotation that I got from this thread. Baller.
I agree. More pics!
It's a shame that CBI doesn't offer this bumper for sale to the public.
Wheels turned out great!
what sliders are those?
Custom.
