Very nice! Yes all these mods take small adjustments but it’s worth it in the end.
Any idea the Backspace/offset of the Forgestars?
Good luck
-J
Any idea the Backspace/offset of the Forgestars?
Good luck
-J
Very nice! Yes all these mods take small adjustments but it’s worth it in the end.
Any idea the Backspace/offset of the Forgestars?
Good luck
-J
Just thought I'd update you guys...
I installed the Moser 9" and DSS driveshaft about two weeks ago. Had a few hiccups here and there, but overall wasn't too terribly bad. The little "C" shims that go in between the axle bearing and the caliper mounting plate didn't fit right so I had to take them down to a machine shop and have them milled down a few thousandths. The driveshaft seemed to be about an eight of an inch too long so I had to adjust the rear end back that much to accommodate for it. Which of course, made my rear springs just slightly off so they aren't perfectly straight up and down.
Side note: I'm getting a pretty good amount of "clanking noise" from the driveshaft when going from forward to reverse.
I changed the upper control arm last night to the one BMR makes for use on the S197 with a 9" conversion, that helped tremendously and is no longer making contact with the center section. All of this was a lot of work, especially trying to do it after hours and in my little bit of free time that I have. But I'd say it was definitely worth it. The 35 spline axles seem HUGE when compared to the factory 31 spline's, and the 3.89 gears made a world of difference. When I finally get traction, it pulls like a freight train!
I ordered some 17x10.5 Forgestar F14's and some 305/45/17 M/T ET Street R's, they seemed to hit the inner fender when I test fitted but haven't had time to really mess with them yet. Hoping a small spacer will fix it.
Mainly money. I wasn’t planning on doing all this near this soon. Especially with less than 30k miles. I just wasn’t prepared but had to do something pretty quick when the stock one started giving out. It’s my daily driver.When you swapped rearends, why not swap brackets and rotors to run 15's?
Definitely understandable. For a DD I would not bother.Mainly money. I wasn’t planning on doing all this near this soon. Especially with less than 30k miles. I just wasn’t prepared but had to do something pretty quick when the stock one started giving out. It’s my daily driver.
DSS says that it is for sure not the driveshaft. Makes sense as I don't know what could be in there making that noise. So that points back to the rear end.......again.....
I'm gonna put it back on the lift Saturday and check pinion angle and re-torque all bolts (for about the 10th time)
I guess if all that checks out, I need to find a shop that can maybe check pinion depth or backlash or something. The 9 inch was set up by Moser (twice now) and it still makes all kinds of racket. I'm ok with a little gear whine here and there, but this doesn't sound healthy at all.