042 | front end bump

Mar 10, 2022

WTJF link

I’ve started on the front end adjustments.

I noticed this when I installed my front track bar, but revisited it again. The axle side mount looks like its either wallowed or was drilled out. Not sure if this is a big deal or not.

front tb

Cycling the axle, the jounce cups and spring perches were off laterally by about 3/4" at full bump. The axle is square to the frame, but checking for center, it was only off about 1/16". Not sure where the miss is, I’ll dig into it more this weekend.

alignment plumb

Track bar made contact with the diff too. Not enough to catch, it slides, but I’ll adjust. I saw later the frame side JJ wasn’t level after this picture but, rotated with the rear side up. Not sure exactly if/how that would change things.

tb touch

cover mark

The good news is I only need 2" of bump stop with another half inch on the shock visible. I may get a few hockey pucks to cut in half to take advantage of that last half inch. I screwed up the passenger side pad and drilled the hole too big for the 1/2" tap. Guess I’ll move up to 9/16". bump space
bump space
shock space

Lowers measure just over 15.75".
lower cas

Still on the list: