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So the shop that I took it to that does some really awesome trucks decided that it did not make sense to follow the instructions and questioned the Belltech engineers when they read about the carrier bearing needed to be raised. Hand slaps face! Idiots! Going back on Wednesday to get it completed! Guess I won't be towing the boat this weekend! Here's a pic that was taken in the same place as the before picture for a better before and after.
So did the shop finally get it right? Any vibration now?
I have the identical truck. Looking at the DJM 2/4 and want to get it right the first time. Will be installing myself. Sounds like many of the vibration problems I've read about on these forums are caused by installers (DIYers and "pros" alike) not quite understanding the importance of pinion angle....
Your ride looks fantastic BTW. Looking forward to same results on my own FX2.
The shop did take the truck back and remove the bracket in order to raise the carrier bearing. That helped a lot, but did not eliminate the vibration.
Since then, I added a 2.5 degree shim under the rear axle to rotate the front of the rear end up. That also helped, but did not eliminate the vibration.
Then I replaced the 2.5 degree shims with 4 degree shims. That seemed to help a little more, but the vibration is still there. It is almost unnoticeable if I accelerate normally. However, if I stomp it or even accelerate moderately heavy, it is very noticeable and annoys the hell out of me. I need to take my truck to a professional shop that deals with highly customized vehicles to get the pinion angle correctly adjusted. It is impossible to measure it while the truck is on the ground.
Let me know how yours works out. I feel like I may be the only one with this vibration.
I just lowered my truck with a Crown 3/5 flip kit and getting a little vibration too. I'm new to the modded truck stuff so not sure about it. I didn't even have any instructions with my kit. I would assume my problem is the same as yours. No clue ID the proper fix.
Butts182 truck looks nice. I have same truck 2013 FX2 gonna drop it 2/4 with a ground force kit. How much of a drop do you have on yours and which kit did you use if I may ask.
Butts182 truck looks nice. I have same truck 2013 FX2 gonna drop it 2/4 with a ground force kit. How much of a drop do you have on yours and which kit did you use if I may ask.
2/4. i believe I have Belltech lower control and a Belltech flip kit. I went this route because I tow a boat and wanted to keep the factory springs. But I am trading it in as soon as my '17 Raptor get delivered next month.
09-25-2014, 08:26 PM
