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woody said:let the springs break in before you judge the steering, but you may need to address that drag link angle...some chance for bump steer there, for sure...
lightened your pic, is the boot all that's rubbing? if yes, then ditch it....rubber boots on shocks are nothing more than mud/dirt/moisture grabbers and it will greatly accellerate the rustage of the nice chrome shafts on those shocks....
SPRDAV said:If you are talking about the first pic (blue 40) then turn the shock the other direction and see if that clearance will work with the drag link??? Also, like woody says the leafs need sometime to adjust.
fjwagon said:HUh...I think you are right. everyone I ask did not have an answer. It looks like I will call the bilstein people and see what they tell. It's not that hard to flip them the other way.
PabloCruise said:I am surprised no one has mentioned the F250 mount yet...
I think it rubs because:
1- you change the geometry btwn shock tower and axle when you lift
2- aftermarket shocks look to be thicker than the OEM toyota that came on our rigs...
I could be wrong on these!
woody said:it is a "common" issue tho for shocks to be pretty snug on the relay rod (or is that the drag link...relay from the box to the center arm, drag from the center to the tie rod...I think)
TexomaFJ40 said:You can always weld in a spacer to move the linkage rod away from the shock. I had this problem when installing my 4".
Follow link for fix (I cannot post pics without getting a page not found error):