I noticed that the rear of my car sits back past center. The pinion angle is right on. Car has FR3 suspension kit, lowering brackets, Shelby lower arms, Shelby adjustable upper arm, and a watts link. Does this look normal?
off center rear normal?
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Yes that is normal. Just like the fuel tank opening in the body, Ford just didn't get it right.
that is why lots of people go with a adjustable panhard bard .. to center it up
That's side to side... his isn't centered front to back.
Yes it is normal. As the suspension compresses, the axle will move towards the center. At full compression it is centered.
I went with adjustable LCA's which allowed me to correct mine being offset too. It is now center when the springs are extended or compressed.
I'd be more concerned about whether your tire is centered in the wheel well than that bump stop.
Is the suspension unloaded? When the axle swings down it also pivots to the rear as it is doing in your picture. If you load the suspension and look again through the wheel i bet it will be very near center.
Yeah the rear moves in a arc not vertically.
Very odd, with that much rotation in the bump stops i would think the pinion angle would be in the positive and not negative range. Is the axle on jackstands? It looks like the wheel is off the car. Unless its completly level on all 4 wheels then its causing articulation in the suspension. Maybe try with the car on the ground?
Do you have the smaller (shorter) bump stops installed or are those the original ones? With the FR3 you should have the shorter ones installed, or cut the tops off.
Cut the top nipple off the bump stops with a razor blade and you'll be good to go. Honestly, that looks like your pinion angle is off more than it looks like the rear is out of alignment. It looks like the rear is tilted back. If you have an adjustable upper, double check your pinion angle. You need to take the measurement from the transmission AND the pinion housing, not just the pinion housing. I think there's a how to thread on checking and setting the correct angle if your not sure how to do it.
nuclear- those are the stops that ford recommends for the kit. I put them on over the winter
Pistol- Yes, the rear is in its proper spot just turned so the stops are back. I also have a one piece drive shaft. I can recheck the pinion angle again but I thought it was correct.
Pistol- Yes, the rear is in its proper spot just turned so the stops are back. I also have a one piece drive shaft. I can recheck the pinion angle again but I thought it was correct.
Is the pinion pointing down or up? Easy to confuse pinion measurements and think its correct.
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