2" front diff drop blocks

[Apache]

Because when my front suspension is at full drop, the driveshafts bind. If I ever get it in the air with power on to the front wheels, it'll damage a shaft.

Thats why one has bump stops.

[Apache]

The upper control arm is very close if not touching the upper rubber bump stop. I didn't know this until the other day, and have no time / means to lower the truck or trim the bump stop for Avalanche.

Oooh, more on bump stops. Be careful, as the bump stops stop the suspension drooping so much that the CVs bind and blow themselves to bits - just the sort of injury you could do at a pay and play site...

[dieselboy]

Oooh, more on bump stops. Be careful, as the bump stops stop the suspension drooping so much that the CVs bind and blow themselves to bits - just the sort of injury you could do at a pay and play site...

Already done it! Sortof.. Thanks for the warning. I'm hoping that with the diff being lowered it would be okay. Suppose if it breaks thats when the mass drinking starts
With the diff lowered the CV angles is just like how it was when the torsion bars were wound up on my SSRG. Just a slight angle downward. Avalanche will test it I suppose.

[dieselboy]

They use 4" bracket lifts, the same as Linda has on her truck.

Ah I havent seen Linda's up close! I can google that tomorrow when I'm at work.. Let's face it, work hours is the only time we get to go on youtube and google

[Apache]

Already done it! Sortof.. Thanks for the warning. I'm hoping that with the diff being lowered it would be okay. Suppose if it breaks thats when the mass drinking starts

You can check by jacking up the truck at the front and turning the front wheels by hand when the sus is at max droop. If your wheel turns with a clunking, you're in trouble. If it wont turn more than about 1/3rd of a turn, you're in BIG trouble

With a diff drop, the UJs will probably be OK - you're diff might take a bit of a beating if you catch a big rock though!

[Albannach]

Thats why one has bump stops.

The bump stop stops the top wishbone from dropping, the bottom one and the driveshaft are 2" further away when spacers are fitted.

[Apache]

I speak from experience. Wishbone spacers fitted, bumpstop cut down. Didn't have diff drop as I agree with Yoshie, its kind of pointless if your lift is for ground clearance and not for appearance.

Front jacked up with sus at full droop, there was definite binding, and offroading I experienced pinch holes of inner CV boots in 3 equally spaced places. Replacing the bumpstops with new ones stopped it happening and saved my CVs.

[Albannach]

I Wishbone spacers fitted, bumpstop cut down.

There's nothing wrong with the bumpstops and I didn't say I'd cut them down.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Ah I havent seen Linda's up close! I can google that tomorrow when I'm at work.. Let's face it, work hours is the only time we get to go on youtube and google

It's called a bracket lift.

[Apache]

There's nothing wrong with the bumpstops and I didn't say I'd cut them down.

I was referring to Dieselboy's post. He has / is going to. Was just pointing out it can be dodgy to do so.

[Albannach]

I was referring to Dieselboy's post. He has / is going to. Was just pointing out it can be dodgy to do so.

Ah, sorry.

[Albannach]

As I have found!
Do you know much about this circlip? I think it's off! We put a new shaft in tonight and we were rushed - I could see the circlip stil in there so I held it with a finger whilst we pushed the shaft through.

I take it you didn't remove both bits of the hub? To get to the circlip, you need to take the black part off too. The circlip is kind of important, so you need to make sure it's fitted properly.

[Apache]

Ah, sorry.

No apology necessary, Andy-san

[dieselboy]

You can check by jacking up the truck at the front and turning the front wheels by hand when the sus is at max droop. If your wheel turns with a clunking, you're in trouble. If it wont turn more than about 1/3rd of a turn, you're in BIG trouble

With a diff drop, the UJs will probably be OK - you're diff might take a bit of a beating if you catch a big rock though!

It turns without noise (now).. I'll recheck as I'm now paranoid. Cheers!

When I first did it it turned without noise but on the lane there was the nasty CV feck noise

[dieselboy]

I was referring to Dieselboy's post. He has / is going to. Was just pointing out it can be dodgy to do so.

If it's a bad thing then I wont! I read that it's advised to do so for more travel but now it's been mentioned more travel may cause excessive CV angle :p