what is this clunk?

[wicked stang]

I put the lca's back in the stock holes with the bracket still in place because it is welded. Everything is centered back up now, I know the pinion angle is still probably off though with the stock uca. Judging by the orientation of the bumpstops, the axle has a very slight clockwise twist now. I'm guessing thats just because of the pinion angle though.

I'm positive the lca brackets have been welded in wrong, pretty sure the guy welded them in with the axle hanging and not loaded. I'm guessing they are in at the wrong angle, I have attached a pic of them.

Now my question is how to go about fixing this issue.

1 - If I get adj lca's, will they be able to be adjusted short enough to compensate for the brackets being welded in wrong?

2 - If adj lca's are able to fix the problem, do I still need an adj uca for the pinion angle or will I be able to adjust that with the lca's without messing up centering of the axle due to the brackets being installed incorrectly?

3 - Or should I just try and grind out the lca brackets and have them rewelded correctly?

I already have bmr non-adj lca's installed so i would have to sell those to get adj ones and then a new uca either adj or non-adj because of the loose rod end in my steeda uca.

I appreciate all the info guys, hopefully I can get this issue resolved.

 

[BMR Tech]

That is a mess.

Please, remove the brackets and have them welded in the proper orientation.

You can possibly overcome this with shorter (adjustable) LCAs....but I do not recommend it, considering your situation.

Grind them off and have them welded on in the proper location, or grind them off and purchase a set of quality bolt-on brackets, to eliminate the guesswork.

 

[minivanracer]

Then buy my Uca

 

[wicked stang]

I'm going to need an adj uca or else I would buy yours.

 

[Black 5.0]

Wow, that bracket is amazingly off. Good advice on the bolt on bracket. I'll be doing bolt on brackets when I do the LCA's if needed.

Yesterday, while I was doing the rear end, I took some measurements as a base that included, ride height, pinion angle and rear center. The stock pinion angle appears to have a 5 degree tilt back (clockwise). As seen in my pic, I set the angle finder on the flat surface of the bump stop base.
Interestingly enough, the angle didn't change when I checked it again after the installs. But, this may be due to having not done the front yet.

 

[Jeffk]

Who the fuck did you let weld those brackets on? I hope it was a buddy or a family member and I hope you didn't pay them to fuck your shit up man.

Grind them bitches off and do it right before your suspension gets even more messed up and fails causing you to wreck.

And don't let that jackleg fool touch your shit ever again!!!

I don't even know how the hell he got them on there like that.

 

[Sky Render]

Mother of Pearl, that is one of the worst welding jobs I've ever seen. I agree with the others. Grind that thing off and get some decent bolt-on brackets. If you want adjustability, go with BMR's.

Also, don't let that jackwagon touch any of your vehicles ever again.

 

[wicked stang]

Lol yeah this is definitely a mess. The car is fine now with the lca's in the stock holes, just back to ice skating all over the place with no traction. I had the people at the exhaust shop weld them on but they didnt load the axle like I told them too. I'm hoping I can grind them off clean so I can reuse them. I will definitely take it to a driveline shop to them rewelded.

 

[wicked stang]

Well I managed to grind off the brackets without messing them up luckily. Passenger side took about an hour to grind off and drivers side only took about 15 minutes because most of the welds on that side were just sitting on top of the bracket and didn't even touch the mount on the axle... Scary to think what could have happened if that weld snapped driving down the road!

I'm going to have the brackets welded back on but I am definitely taking it to a driveline shop this time. Any advice on how to make sure they are welded in properly this time?