help needed: lifted with bilsteins and upper control arms

[rroche1982]

now my upper a arms are rubbing my tire. Not sure how to fix it, truck isn't drive-able. I have factory SRT Ram wheels. Original OE wheels, I'm wondering if the offset is the problem

 

[Gary2]

all but the last picture had the lower spring mount you removed from the OE strut installed upside down creating too much lift

 

[rroche1982]

all but the last picture had the lower spring mount you removed from the OE strut installed upside down creating too much lift

last pic is driver side passenger side are the ones with the tires

 

[rroche1982]

anybody got pictures of the bils installed correctly if they are upside down?

 

[Gary2]

Redo the passenger side and check to see if you put the washer in the correct spot and not under the nut .

 

[Gary2]

anybody got pictures of the bils installed correctly if they are upside down?

when installed correctly you dont see the collar that holds the snap ring in place . It will be like the drivers side. If you put the washer in the correct location on the drivers side just use that as the picture you asked for

 

[rroche1982]

when installed correctly you dont see the collar that holds the snap ring in place . It will be like the drivers side. If you put the washer in the correct location on the drivers side just use that as the picture you asked for

i see what you are talking about now

 

[E-rok]

Like everyone else said, you assembled the Bilsteins wrong.

 

[rroche1982]

Like everyone else said, you assembled the Bilsteins wrong.

its just the one side. I dont think thats gonna fix my clearance issue though

 

[ram1500rsm]

Is the truck at sitting heigth in this pics? Your cv angles are extreme..

 

[rroche1982]

Is the truck at sitting heigth in this pics? Your cv angles are extreme..

no its on a lift

 

[ram1500rsm]

Youll have to space out the wheels if you want to keep your current set.

For example https://www.americantrucks.com/supreme-suspensions-15-pro-billet-wheel-spacers-0218-ram-1500.html

 

[E-rok]

its just the one side. I dont think thats gonna fix my clearance issue though

You are at like a 4"+ "level", thats gonna kill your angles. And from what I understand, 35s are iffy on stock wheels. I went with wheel spacers before mounting 35s to eliminate that scenario.

 

[Gary2]

Same here I bought 10mm spacers to be sure I could drive the truck after they mounted the 35s on my OE 20's. They have been setting on a shelf in the garage for years now .

 

[crazykid1994]

I had stock 275/60r20s and didn’t even have 1/2” clearance to the uca. That’s a 33x10.5. If you run anything wider you need spacers or offset rims. I’m currently running 305/70r18 now but have a -12 offset. Gives me about 3/4” of clearance now. Definitely fix that strut mount though.

 

[rroche1982]

You are at like a 4"+ "level", thats gonna kill your angles. And from what I understand, 35s are iffy on stock wheels. I went with wheel spacers before mounting 35s to eliminate that scenario.

Im setting the bilsteins at 2" and 1.5" spacer, should be 3.5 inches installed correctly.

Angles should be okay right?

 

[rroche1982]

Youll have to space out the wheels if you want to keep your current set.

For example https://www.americantrucks.com/supreme-suspensions-15-pro-billet-wheel-spacers-0218-ram-1500.html

are spacers safe to run?

 

[Gary2]

The correct ones are not the universal spacers with multi bolt patterns . Start with what you know is wrong and pay attention to where you installed the washer on the bilstein when correcting the known issue.

 

[JohnnyMac]

are spacers safe to run?

As long as you buy quality spacers and preferably hub centric to keep them balanced and minimize any vibrations they should be no problems. There are many people running spacers.

 

[Tim Garceau]

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