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Title: 3" calmini lift
Post by: pat on December 03, 2011, 08:46:10 AM

Just finished my lift, tires and rims all to calmini specs. CV joints making noise when the wheels are turned all the way to the left and right. The camber is still not correct. Any ideas or solution.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: BRD HNTR on December 03, 2011, 08:56:12 AM

Did you get/use the front Differential drop brackets?

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: pat on December 03, 2011, 11:19:57 AM

Yes, everything is exactly as they recommend including wheel back space and tire size.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: pat on December 03, 2011, 01:22:50 PM

Figured it out. It seams my helper can't tell the difference between cv joint noise and the tires rubbing on the front plastic fenders.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: bentparts on December 03, 2011, 03:58:57 PM

Quote from: pat on December 03, 2011, 01:22:50 PM

Figured it out. It seams my helper can't tell the difference between cv joint noise and the tires rubbing on the front plastic fenders.

Always nice to discover the simple solutions.  ;)

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: BRD HNTR on December 03, 2011, 04:16:23 PM

Quote from: pat on December 03, 2011, 11:19:57 AM

Yes, everything is exactly as they recommend including wheel back space and tire size.

What is their " wheel back space and tire size" recommendation?

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: pat on December 03, 2011, 04:36:52 PM

On the 3" suspension lift kit the wheel back space is 3.00" to 3.25" and the tire size  is 30" x 9.5". I put the tires on 15 x 8 rims. I am wondering if the springs will settle and the camber will be correct. The alignment shop is recommending camber bolts that replace the top bold in the strut. He thinks that will get the proper adjustment. I do not have any experience with these so any advice would be great. I don't have a steel bumper or winch that puts enough weight on the springs to achieve the proper camber per the Calmini instructions and do not want to take it apart and cut down the springs (Calmini solution). The kit went on great and seems to be very solid.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: BRD HNTR on December 03, 2011, 11:21:08 PM

I have been running camber bolts in my Tracker for a couple years.  Don't cut your springs down, run them for a while and see if they settle more.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: bentparts on December 04, 2011, 05:59:44 AM

Trust me, those coils will settle in a while. Try and get some off road time on them, the more bumpy the better. You don't have to bash them, just get them coils working like a long set of woops would do. Then get your alignment shop to install the camber bolts.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: pat on December 04, 2011, 07:06:08 AM

Thanks. This is a great resource.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: pat on December 04, 2011, 07:47:31 AM

I don't intend to turn this into a rock crawler but would like to have more flexibility in where I can go. Would limited slip differentials effect the ability to tow it behind a motorhome and would I need stronger axles.

Title: Re: 3" calmini lift
Post by: lv2fsh on December 05, 2011, 10:24:03 AM

Quote from: pat on December 03, 2011, 01:22:50 PM

Figured it out. It seams my helper can't tell the difference between cv joint noise and the tires rubbing on the front plastic fenders.

Maybe you need to pay her more ;D