So I ordered my track bar last week, bolt on adjustable type....no big deal
Went down to discount tire and had them order a 40" tire to check for clearance and noticed something weird about the rear axle location as compared to the fender well is not centered being farther forward. This picture shows it a little, but it is much more pronounced in person....
So I then went searching around the interwebs and found a few other threads with something similar...but they are on competing websites so I wont post the threads. Here are a couple pics "opposite" of my problem...
And here...
Those two show the axle is farther rearwards in the fenderwell.
So then I find OUO offers an adjustable U-Bolt plate to reposition the axle but it appears that it is to adjust opposite of the direction I need....
One Up Offroad
"When you use our adjustable position U-Bolt plate with the block you can change the axle position and move the axle forward 5/8" or 1 1/4". Moving the rear axle forward can help with driveline length and allows for more clearance between the tire and the back of the rear fender."
I wouldnt care so much if I were going to leave the 38's on there, but with the new 40" tire the look is that much more pronounced. I doubt that I would compress the suspenstion enough to warrant actually worring about it but the possibility is still there, plus it just looks funny to the trained eye.
So here's my questions...
1. Would the compressing of the suspension actually pivot the axle back into position to center the wheel?
2. Should I fix this before installing the traction bars?
3. am I being too anal and just deal with it?
Here's how I think it should look....nice and centered
Thanks for reading
Ken
**edit** I appologize if I'm using your photos without permission, let me know if you'd like for me to take them down
Went down to discount tire and had them order a 40" tire to check for clearance and noticed something weird about the rear axle location as compared to the fender well is not centered being farther forward. This picture shows it a little, but it is much more pronounced in person....
So I then went searching around the interwebs and found a few other threads with something similar...but they are on competing websites so I wont post the threads. Here are a couple pics "opposite" of my problem...
And here...
Those two show the axle is farther rearwards in the fenderwell.
So then I find OUO offers an adjustable U-Bolt plate to reposition the axle but it appears that it is to adjust opposite of the direction I need....
One Up Offroad
"When you use our adjustable position U-Bolt plate with the block you can change the axle position and move the axle forward 5/8" or 1 1/4". Moving the rear axle forward can help with driveline length and allows for more clearance between the tire and the back of the rear fender."
I wouldnt care so much if I were going to leave the 38's on there, but with the new 40" tire the look is that much more pronounced. I doubt that I would compress the suspenstion enough to warrant actually worring about it but the possibility is still there, plus it just looks funny to the trained eye.
So here's my questions...
1. Would the compressing of the suspension actually pivot the axle back into position to center the wheel?
2. Should I fix this before installing the traction bars?
3. am I being too anal and just deal with it?
Here's how I think it should look....nice and centered
Thanks for reading
Ken
**edit** I appologize if I'm using your photos without permission, let me know if you'd like for me to take them down