Allignment after lift?

[Morpheus]

Im doing my lift next weekend, Is there a need to get the truck aligned after the lift is done/? just curious

 

[discochris]

I've got a 2" OME kit on my Discovery and I have never alligned it. But I probably should.

 

[bri]

Recentering the steering wheel may be needed, i.e. loosen clamps on draglink and adjust.

 

[Chris-St Louis]

Well.

Lifting the truck wont affect the Toe setting, but it will affect Camber. What you will enjoy is big oversteer. It can be corrected my different lenth Radius Arms or Camber Correcting Radius Arm Bushings.

The Bushings are cheap from ARB and work just fine. I know a couple of guys that have tried it and werent happy, but for me, they worked great.

 

[Iron Boots]

Lifting the truck wont affect the Toe setting, but it will affect Camber. What you will enjoy is big oversteer. It can be corrected my different lenth Radius Arms or Camber Correcting Radius Arm Bushings.

The Bushings are cheap from ARB and work just fine. I know a couple of guys that have tried it and werent happy, but for me, they worked great.

Caster.

 

[Chris-St Louis]

Opps.

Caster, your right. I caught if after I typed it.
Same fix though.

 

[craig]

Caster with a 2" lift?

--Craig

 

[Greg French]

I lifted mine 3" and haven't adjusted anything. It is kind of a PITA to drive...all over the road. Like it is standing on its tiptoes. There are several differing views on how to correct it.
1. RTE Castor corrected radius arms. Fixes the problem by re-aligning the wheel back to where it originally was. Some say it is bad because they new arms are cut and welded, making them weaker.
2. Tru-Trac front diff. Doesn't fix the problem, but hides it while providing a limited slip front end. Gives more traction on off-camber situations. Keeps original radius arms. Will need to replace bushings, though.
Both are about the same price.

 

[alex]

If I were you I would find a way to bring the caster back into spec--either the cut and shut radius arms, or have your swivels re-indexed, or both. The true trac really only helps with return to center, and will make it wander a little less. It won't fix the diving that your truck will now do in panic stop situations.

Regardless, your truck will never drive like stock again. You'll get used to it.

Edit: Avoid the offset radius arm bushings. Those have a rep for wearing out very quickly if you wheel the truck.