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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:05 pm 
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So I'm doing a little work to my rears arms and I noticed one hangs a little lower then the other. I started by leveling my torsion tube have both my trailing arms on stops for full droop both my axles are at same angle and when I measure from floor to center of stub axle the about 1-1/4 different. I can't seem to figure this out. Any ideas?


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:17 pm 
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Do you have the same amount of air in both tires?

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:23 pm 
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This is with tires off frame on jacks stand both arms on bump stops


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:39 pm 
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Try measuring to a point on frame above stubs and see if it's the same.


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:56 pm 
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have the bolts on the spring plate to trailing arms wollered out or slipped that will make rear camber out of sorts and change height


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:06 pm 
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I will have to check these tommorow


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:55 pm 
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Is the floor level? Probably not 1 1/4 off but could be some of it. Also, if you are measuring to the outside center of the stub axle, check to the center on the inside, the arm could be bent pointing the stub down at the floor, or up. If these are stock arms that have been braced, the welding could have drawn them.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:09 pm 
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You said your torsion was level ,check to see if your transmission is center between your stub axles with the raised so the axles are flat. Also put a level vertically on the side of the transmission cv flanges to see if the trans is level


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:07 pm 
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We'll I got it figured out who woulda thought a protractor would be wrong. I brought out the trusty iphone compass and now everything is in order my one axle was hanging 4 degrees to low compared to other side


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:59 pm 
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Glad you figured it out..

I use my iphone angle meter all the time.. I just need my iphone to be magnetic and I would be all set.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:07 pm 
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Glad you figured it out..

I use my iphone angle meter all the time.. I just need my iphone to be magnetic and I would be all set.



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:28 pm 
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I will definitely look into one of those and that's the last time I trust harbor freight precision tools


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:24 pm 
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ha magnetic iphone case that could be the next million dollar idea why not they got magnetic beer coozies, glad you figured it out its always the little things ya know


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Rokform.com, best magnet case they make! Lol

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:56 pm 
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Those are nice cases but don't look like they'd work for level or angle finder


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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:09 pm 
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blackbeauty wrote:
" harbor freight precision tools"


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Now theres 4 words that Should NEVER be used in the same sentence! :roll: :lol:


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