Finished everything up up front. Went for a little ride, felt like it was all over; is that indicative of the alignment being waaay off...............

 

If camber/caster and toe are all off, it's not going to ride very nice.

 

Anytime you sneeze on the front end, you need to have the alignment checked, at a minimum.

 

Whew- so this is something halfway normal? Onto the rear end tomorrow. BTW, how much does a 10 bold weigh.............

 

It's hefty.

What are you doing to the rear?

 

Doin' a flip kit out back. wondering about a work around for the tank. Somebody mentioned somewhere about loosening that bolt to droop the leaf spring to get it around/ under the axle............

 

There is a bolt/bracket bolted to the top of the frame, between the frame and the bed.

Take the bracket loose and swing the axle under/above the leafs.

Alternatively,

You can cut the leaf spring bolt and thread a new one in the opposite direction.

 

That's it- thanks, I was opting for option A. That's why I was asking how much a 10 bolt weighed; winging it around and all...............

 

Welcome to the 4wd dropped world. I never liked how close those spindles get to the axles, i wouldve opted for like lowering A arms. The alignment issue is very common, its gonna be a fun trip to the alingment shop having the truck pull all sorts of directions.

Ive done many drops and never found it possible to bring the leaf around the axle. I am paraniod of dropping my rear axle and not being able to put it back in place, the way ive done it on NBS trucks is take the bolt off by the leaf and you can pry the gas tank just enough to pull the bolt out sideways. Sure it doesnt sound like the best way, but Ive always done it. Then when you put the bolt back in, you can put it in backwards just in case for future reference.

 

Thanks for chiming in, kaze. I feel better, because the truck acted exactly like that; all over everywhere- I thought I butchered or left something loose down there. Drop arms- I thought that luxury was only afforded to the 2wd people. Truck seemed to have dropped/ settles some overnite as I can no longer stick my head under there for a look, real happy about that............