spacers look good on one side only???

ace · Post by **ace** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:24 pm

I put my spacers on today 1.5" from AIM. The one side looks great but the other side still looks sunken in a little. The body looks in line and I haven't even done a body lift yet. My friend said maybe my rear end is not centered. I guess not. Anybody else have this issue?

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:22 am

I think mine are fine

Post by **HenryJ** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:13 am

Take some measurements. The bed could be misaligned.

You need to record the measurements prior to your body lift anyway, for realignment afterward.

Have you had the truck aligned? Was the thrust correct?
Mine and Bennie's were both off a little.

Nothing is perfect. You can only look at one side at a time, and right now you are looking directly at it. After a while I am betting you will not notice it so much.

The springs are all you have to center the axle under the frame. If a center bolt is broken, then the axle can move. There really would need to be damaged components for the axle to be horribly out of align. Bent frame, bent shackles, bent spring pack, or something like that.

ace · Post by **ace** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:09 am

HenryJ wrote:Take some measurements. The bed could be misaligned.

You need to record the measurements prior to your body lift anyway, for realignment afterward.

Have you had the truck aligned? Was the thrust correct?

I have not had the truck aligned. The only reason I think the bed is aligned is because it matches up to the cab just right. I checked for a broken spring etc. and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I think it could of came from the factory that way. I'm going to have my friend that is a GM mechanic take a look at it to see what's up. It still looks better on both sides than it did though, that's for sure. It just looks better on one side. I did measure it before I bought them and one side was definately wider than the other. So I kinda knew this would happen but i now need to correct it or find out what's the problem.

Post by **HenryJ** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:25 am

If you had a ZR2 , I would say it could be adjusted by modifying the panard/track bar.
If it is really a big deal to you and the thrust is within spec. there are things that can be done, but they might all be overkill for the little appearance gains that you will see.

ace · Post by **ace** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:51 am

HenryJ wrote:If you had a ZR2 , I would say it could be adjusted by modifying the panard/track bar.
If it is really a big deal to you and the thrust is within spec. there are things that can be done, but they might all be overkill for the little appearance gains that you will see.

Do you think that by loosening the u bolts on the springs the rear could be shifted a little? Or is their more involved.

Post by **Walt** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:00 am

I once posted about this same issue. I think it's just one of those things that comes with the truck

with 2" spacers on the back, my wheels line up almost evenly with the top of the stock fender opening, which I like. But sometimes I notice one side being just a little bit further out than the other, then sometimes it looks the same. Maybe I need to check my springs

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:27 pm

I have notice on both my crews that after the bl it was impossible to get the bed perfect so that may be a crew cab flaw.

Post by **HenryJ** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:11 pm

ace wrote:Do you think that by loosening the u bolts on the springs the rear could be shifted a little? Or is their more involved.

That could do a little, and probably enough to correct any thrust alignment needs.
If you really wanted to get it exactly straight, you could experiment with swapping spring packs from side to side. Redrill the spring perch center holes. Maybe install a panard rod, or ladder bars and a track locator.
There are many ways that this could be dealt with.