So, i installed my leveling kit on my truck and noticed that at full droop the upper arms are hitting coil bucket. Is this the way it's supposed to be??
Leveling kit - upper arms hitting
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Yeah, i thought about buying those. However, i'm really sick of spending money on my truck. I originally bought it as a tow vehicle and now it's been through 4 different suspensions and 3 sets of wheels.BECHLYF said:
Looking back on it, the coil banging isn't that bad :3eyes:
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Hmmmm.... What's wrong with this picture? "Sick of spending money on my truck".... Are you NOT a Titan owner? That's what we do!!!!QuickEvo said:
And you put money into 4 different suspensions, which you certainly didn't need.....and 3 sets of wheels, which you certainly didn't need..... but you won't spend a little bit on new upper a-arms, which you absolutely do need to keep from damaging your suspension? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, but then, I may just be :ftard:
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I bought the truck as my tow vehicle for my track car. I only modified it as i thought the stock look wasn't right. Took me a while to find a look that i like.
And i'm operating under the idea that this coil bucket interference is a normal issue with the 4x4's with leveling kits. And that if it was a real problem, other people would be complaining and fixing this as well. Since this seems like a non-problem, spending another $500 for new arms seems like a waste...
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well just rememberthe upper arm is hitting so you are gonna damage the joint
then you will loose control of the vehicle because the wheel will go wild, then you will crash
you will then spend alot of money...
then you will loose control of the vehicle because the wheel will go wild, then you will crash
you will then spend alot of money...
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I don't mean to come off as argumentative. I'm not really trying to do that. It just seems that you may be thinking about this a little differently. Fact is, most on here with lifts or leveling kits aren't hitting the coil buckets. That could be why you don't see a lot of people complaining about it. They resolve it so it isn't a problem. I believe some have even notched the coil buckets. And to spend a lot of money on various lifts just to get the right "look" you are after seems ultimately pointless if the final choice causes suspension problems. The $500 may be money well spent in the long run to keep your truck running and towing as long as you want. You may also want to look into notching them but I'm not sure if it weakens them or not. I'm not saying you haven't made the right choices along the way. Everyone has the right to do as they please with their trucks, and I'm not bashing you for trying different setups. All I'm suggesting is that you now finish the job with the upper arms or the notching so your truck is happy.QuickEvo said:
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i wouldnt notch them (it mught weaken them, i think)
i would think that he is just catching air, but if not get longer arm or remove the lift
it is dangerous to just let them hit
i would think that he is just catching air, but if not get longer arm or remove the lift
it is dangerous to just let them hit
Guys, keep in mind that it's not hitting that much. More like, just touching. Think: The back edge of the arm is hitting the front edge of the bucket.
And this only happens at full-droop - Going over speed bumps hitting large dips on the freeway at speed (and getting some nice bouncy bouncy). No air though, i don't jump my truck..
If it were hitting more severly, i'd probably get the arms or grind the buckets down (just an 1/8" off the front lip of the bucket would probably solve it). But for $500 for new arms, or the effort to remove/replace the lift it doesn't seem worth it..
And i would bet extremely large amounts of money that this won't affect the joints. The joints have *a lot* more pressure placed on them from the lateral movements in steering than they do from this.
And this only happens at full-droop - Going over speed bumps hitting large dips on the freeway at speed (and getting some nice bouncy bouncy). No air though, i don't jump my truck..
If it were hitting more severly, i'd probably get the arms or grind the buckets down (just an 1/8" off the front lip of the bucket would probably solve it). But for $500 for new arms, or the effort to remove/replace the lift it doesn't seem worth it..
And i would bet extremely large amounts of money that this won't affect the joints. The joints have *a lot* more pressure placed on them from the lateral movements in steering than they do from this.
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are limiting straps not an option? thats what i was planning on doing today... i mean i would assume thats the cheap fix cuz uhhh... it won't let them droop down... correct me if i'm wrong though!
Blackbeauty said:I don't mean to come off as argumentative. I'm not really trying to do that. It just seems that you may be thinking about this a little differently. Fact is, most on here with lifts or leveling kits aren't hitting the coil buckets. That could be why you don't see a lot of people complaining about it. They resolve it so it isn't a problem. I believe some have even notched the coil buckets. And to spend a lot of money on various lifts just to get the right "look" you are after seems ultimately pointless if the final choice causes suspension problems. The $500 may be money well spent in the long run to keep your truck running and towing as long as you want. You may also want to look into notching them but I'm not sure if it weakens them or not. I'm not saying you haven't made the right choices along the way. Everyone has the right to do as they please with their trucks, and I'm not bashing you for trying different setups. All I'm suggesting is that you now finish the job with the upper arms or the notching so your truck is happy.
I don't understand how some people state that after the leveling kit there arms do not hit. The front shock on the Titan limits the down travel and when you add a spacer on the top now the upper control arm limits the down travel as it comes in contact with the spring bucket.
My truck had 700 miles when I installed the 2" leveling kit and the UCA hit on the first ride at speed on the highway when driving over a good size dip. Maybe the people that are stating there not hitting don't know where to look
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