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I just did mine as well and got the alignment...I wasn't that bad. I used the "drop the LCA" technique, that worked quite well. I just marked everything on the LCA and tried to get the markings to align. When I drove it to the shop it stayed straight on the highway, but glad I got the alignment.
I just did mine as well and got the alignment...I wasn't that bad. I used the "drop the LCA" technique, that worked quite well. I just marked everything on the LCA and tried to get the markings to align. When I drove it to the shop it stayed straight on the highway, but glad I got the alignment.
Nice, that’s how I did mine. Just marked the LCA bolts with a paint pen and lined them up perfect. Torqued them down to 250.
How far out was your alignment?
I still need to get mine done but it drives perfect as is.
I've wanted to level and mount proper wheels and tires to my 19 KR and after months of procrastinating I finally made the decision to go with the Mammoth 2.5" leveling kit. I've got 4 brand new Raptor take offs just waiting for tires, but hadn't yet made the decision on how much to lift the front end.
Yesterday I took advantage of not really being able to go anywhere and pulled the big girl in to my shop to do the job. I watched the American Trucks install video a couple times before beginning, and it provided almost all of the information required to do the job. One detail that was left out is that in order to have the "spur" on the Mammoth part face outward, you have to rotate the entire strut assembly 180 degrees. The other is that front and rear control arms are mounted to the frame in slotted holes, and it's almost impossible to get them back in their original location, so you'll need to have the truck aligned after install.
Now I need tires and I'm leaning toward BF Goodrich KA-02s. I will not be doing any real off-roading, but I would like good snow capability and I definitely don't want noisy tires. Suggestions?
I figure that with the 2.5" lift on the nose there's no reason not to go with 315/70/17s. What do you suggest?
Finally, the 315/70s are 35" tires which is substantially larger than the OE 20s. Is there a way to recalibrate the instrument cluster for the larger tire diameter?
