Rinat Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Tell me please the direction of dredging or arrow on upper plate of sruts (under front coil) i has disassembled strut and forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I'm not sure which part you are refering to, but I can go outside and look if I can help you out at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Does this help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinat Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Yes!!! That's this!! So quik ) Thanks!!! Arrow show to the car ? It is left side strut ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hopefully this will help: http://www.canadianpathy.com/pezzy/su.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinat Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Hopefully this will help: http://www.canadianpathy.com/pezzy/su.pdf Thk, i got this book... but here is not clearly... Foto of XPLORx4 is perfect, it is that i need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Thk, i got this book... but here is not clearly... Foto of XPLORx4 is perfect, it is that i need yup xplorx4 has it right, and i need to take mine apart this weekend and align them since i didnt do it correctly and cannot get my toe correct...as far as where the arrows go when installing the strut to the truck, the bolts are spaced at different interval so the strut only works one way, so there is no thinking about where those arrows go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 yup xplorx4 has it right, and i need to take mine apart this weekend and align them since i didnt do it correctly and cannot get my toe correct.. Are you sure it's toe and not caster or camber? Toe is adjusted by the tie rods, and shouldn't be affected at all by the strut mounting. Camber and caster... that's a different story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Are you sure it's toe and not caster or camber? Toe is adjusted by the tie rods, and shouldn't be affected at all by the strut mounting. Camber and caster... that's a different story! Well the right strut I know was not even close to ligned up, but the caster was in spec and camber was at -2.06, .06 out of spec which they said was not a big deal. They can't get my steer ahead anything close to the wheel being straight and can't get the toe all the way in though, which was not a problem before the lift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Well the right strut I know was not even close to ligned up, but the caster was in spec and camber was at -2.06, .06 out of spec which they said was not a big deal. They can't get my steer ahead anything close to the wheel being straight and can't get the toe all the way in though, which was not a problem before the lift... I take this to mean that your alignment is still toed out and that the steering wheel is not straight when you're driving straight. Are there no more threads left on the tie rod adjuster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 sorry to jump in, but hey xplorx, my alignment is off but the tie rod end is at the maximum adjustment... (and im stock height too) what do you recommend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I have not checked yet, but I don't know how they got the steering wheel so crooked, im taking it to another firestone and telling them it has gotten worse since i had the other place do it and hopefully they will take care of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Fueler and laxman- You should check to see that your steering rack is centered and that the bushings holding the rack to the subframe are in decent shape. If one tie rod is maxxed out, and the other has a lot of threads showing, then the rack isn't centered properly or one of your suspension parts is bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Fueler and laxman- You should check to see that your steering rack is centered and that the bushings holding the rack to the subframe are in decent shape. If one tie rod is maxxed out, and the other has a lot of threads showing, then the rack isn't centered properly or one of your suspension parts is bent. Ok, I will check that out with my uncle this weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Ok, I will check that out with my uncle this weekend... I just thought of another possibility. If the steering wheel has ever been removed, it may not have been indexed properly when it was reinstalled. If the wheel was reinstalled off by one spline, it would not be centered, and it would be natural for an alignment shop to try to center the wheel by adjusting the tie rods, not by reindexing the steering wheel. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I just thought of another possibility. If the steering wheel has ever been removed, it may not have been indexed properly when it was reinstalled. If the wheel was reinstalled off by one spline, it would not be centered, and it would be natural for an alignment shop to try to center the wheel by adjusting the tie rods, not by reindexing the steering wheel. Just an idea. hmmmmm...steering wheel...airbags...i think i will leave that one until last, thanks for all the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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