A few months back I built my front end. For the UCA, I chose to go with Moog problem solvers with offset bushings for added camber adjustment. I personally can not align a vehicle, never done it. But I did do the parts install, and it went smoothly.
So, the whole front end is new including hubs, everything except the centerlink. I noticed yesterday, that my passenger front wheel is outboard of the wheel well about 1/4 - 1/2 inches more than the drivers side. The outside of the passenger front tire is wearing unevenly and more rapidly than the other tires. On appearance, the wheel seems to be toe in slightly, but the alignment specs were supposedly "dead on". When I bought the truck, it had similar wear patterns on the tires. They were 17x8.5's and the tires were "sailun", so I ditched them. Bought 20x9's (10 offset) wrapped in 265/60 10 plys.
Firstly, is an uneven track width along the front axle normal? The side that sticks out further is also the side with the axle tube off the front diff.
What I am wondering is, if the offset bushings were installed incorrectly, or shifted during adjustment, would I have alignment troubles and a seemingly longer passenger front track width? Going further off of this line of thought, if the offset bushings can be a pain, why don't I just go ahead and get some good aftermarket UCAs. Cognito and kryptonite are all the rage, but to spend $500 on a pair of UCA's seems steep to me. Zone has recently begun to sell their UCA's off their 3" adventure lift as an a la carte item. They are $360, have increased range of motion and corrected ball joint angle. The Zone uses press in serviceable raybestos ball joints. Does anyone know whether these UCAs are worth consideration? Or does anyone have a recommendations?
The truck came with zone leveling keys and extenders, which have since been turned down as much as possible, and I have i stalled 5100's all around.
Thanks, and hopefully the post makes sense.
So, the whole front end is new including hubs, everything except the centerlink. I noticed yesterday, that my passenger front wheel is outboard of the wheel well about 1/4 - 1/2 inches more than the drivers side. The outside of the passenger front tire is wearing unevenly and more rapidly than the other tires. On appearance, the wheel seems to be toe in slightly, but the alignment specs were supposedly "dead on". When I bought the truck, it had similar wear patterns on the tires. They were 17x8.5's and the tires were "sailun", so I ditched them. Bought 20x9's (10 offset) wrapped in 265/60 10 plys.
Firstly, is an uneven track width along the front axle normal? The side that sticks out further is also the side with the axle tube off the front diff.
What I am wondering is, if the offset bushings were installed incorrectly, or shifted during adjustment, would I have alignment troubles and a seemingly longer passenger front track width? Going further off of this line of thought, if the offset bushings can be a pain, why don't I just go ahead and get some good aftermarket UCAs. Cognito and kryptonite are all the rage, but to spend $500 on a pair of UCA's seems steep to me. Zone has recently begun to sell their UCA's off their 3" adventure lift as an a la carte item. They are $360, have increased range of motion and corrected ball joint angle. The Zone uses press in serviceable raybestos ball joints. Does anyone know whether these UCAs are worth consideration? Or does anyone have a recommendations?
The truck came with zone leveling keys and extenders, which have since been turned down as much as possible, and I have i stalled 5100's all around.
Thanks, and hopefully the post makes sense.