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Control arms made stance narrower

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by @glass_truck, Jan 8, 2022.

  1. Jan 8, 2022 at 6:53 PM
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    @glass_truck

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    Hopefully someone has had experienced this. So I did the moog LCA’s. At the same time I did 6112 struts on the tall setting and spc UCA’s. After the install it seems to have a narrower stance. I’m a bit confused because I measured the lower a arms and the seemed to be the same.
    Am I missing something?
     
  2. Jan 9, 2022 at 12:27 PM
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    gudujarlson

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    I suggest measuring it.
     
  3. Jan 9, 2022 at 12:31 PM
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    Have you had an alignment done since everything was installed? An improper alignment can make all kinds of things look out of place.
     
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    did you drive the truck or just eyeballed it after lowering the truck off of the floorjack when the install was complete. The suspension needs to settle by going forward or back some..
     
  5. Jan 10, 2022 at 9:26 AM
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    Any lift passed the control arm being level will narrow the stance. The more lift, the more the Lcas get "sucked" in. Another variable is your cam bolt settings and Uca settings. Depending on your alignment, that can suck the A arms in even more.
     
  6. Jan 12, 2022 at 5:06 PM
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    Your front wheels move in an arc throughout it's range of motion, not vertically. The front wheels are at it's maximum width when the ball joints and LCA bushings are horizontal to each other, which means the suspension is in compression on our trucks. As the suspension is uncompressed the wheels move back through that arc and are closer to each other.

    When you increase suspension travel with longer shocks the wheels move even further, so that's what you are seeing.
     
  7. Jan 20, 2022 at 3:12 PM
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    Copy that, I’ve been playing around with the height settings and have noticed this changing on me. Thank you for the wisdom.
     
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