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Issue with CV after lift installed.

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by BohlaaH, Sep 6, 2015.

  1. Sep 6, 2015 at 11:27 AM
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    BohlaaH

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    Thunder Bay, Ontario
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    2015 TRD Sport DCLB
    Rigid Industries Grille and 20' fitted LED bar 6" BDS Lift w/ FOX 2.5 (front) FOX 2.0 (rear) 35x12.5 TOYO M/T Open Country Tires Fuel Assault 18" Wheels OPT 7 LED 9003 Headlight Cut Cab Mount & Pinch Weld Trimmed Fender Flares 4.88 Yukon Gears ARB air locker Front & Rear Dent in Driver door... Relentless Fab CB antenna hood mounts Rigid Industries Dually "Amber" spot lights Adventure Offroad Fabrication Overhead Console OTTRAW Switch Mod
    After installing a BDS 6" DB lift (which was not properly done). i was told my front right axle is failing. When the wheel is on it is difficult to rotate freely, and when the tire rotates the whole UCA LCA assembly does a slight job up and down. I took apart everything down to the CV and noticed when I spin the axle it pushes out and will pull back in after a full rotation. I have not driven the truck due to this issue, but when I pull ahead a full rotation of the tire there is an awful popping sound. If anyone has any information on what might be happening please let me know! I think it's a loose ball or 2, but I felt the balls on the outside of the cv and they are all in place. The lift was just installed and I haven't driven the truck since. I want to know if there is a step gone wrong to cause this issue. The left tire rotates freely and the cv has a true alignment into the diff, but also causes the suspension to jog.
     
  2. Sep 6, 2015 at 9:49 PM
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    tan4x4

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    Just looked at the specs for that lift on the BDS site o_O ...... Expensive GARBAGE.
    Thats 2 grand down the toilet. Remove that lift, if you can, and your problems will go away.
     
  3. Sep 8, 2015 at 5:56 AM
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    BohlaaH

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    2015 TRD Sport DCLB
    Rigid Industries Grille and 20' fitted LED bar 6" BDS Lift w/ FOX 2.5 (front) FOX 2.0 (rear) 35x12.5 TOYO M/T Open Country Tires Fuel Assault 18" Wheels OPT 7 LED 9003 Headlight Cut Cab Mount & Pinch Weld Trimmed Fender Flares 4.88 Yukon Gears ARB air locker Front & Rear Dent in Driver door... Relentless Fab CB antenna hood mounts Rigid Industries Dually "Amber" spot lights Adventure Offroad Fabrication Overhead Console OTTRAW Switch Mod
    The lift isn't the issue, its the way my cv was put back in. Im just curious if anyone knows where this could have gone wrong to make the time go by a little faster while troubleshooting the issue.
     

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