1 ton swap initial placement references

desertrunner

desertrunner

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Gents looking for some tips on initial placement of these axles before I get everything together to measure.

Kept the control arms the same length initially. The front looks like it's sitting a bit farther back than the original but I still don't have shocks and springs in it yet
Just wondering if there is a good rule of thumb people find to make this go faster on where to place these forward to back?
My initial thought is line up the track bar as in line as possible at ride height? Or jack it up to full bump and line up the bump stops?
 
JT@623 said:
Myself I would start at ride height and set pinion angle first. Then fine tune from there.
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Feel like I need to set the forward to aft placement first then I can set the pinion and caster angle. Just looking for a good reference to set that off of.
 
On mine similar set up I had to shift my front axle to the left just a bit the grease fitting on the slip yoke hit the oil filter at full bump just FYI.
 
JT@623 said:
On mine similar set up I had to shift my front axle to the left just a bit the grease fitting on the slip yoke hit the oil filter at full bump just FYI.
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Yeah I was seeing that same thing the yoke gets pretty close to the oil filter. Thanks for the heads up
 
So this is roughly ride height. I guess it doesn't look too far off just wondering if there is a good starting point reference for how far forward to set this thing



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You have it at ride height, so take the axle up with the jack to full stuff or up travel. That will show where your bump stop hits the pad.
Remember it won't travel straight up and down but in an arc.
 
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