I have these exact wheels on my 03 Sierra with a 2/4 drop. They do fine until I put a load in it, but then fenders did rub the side of the tire a little when loaded. You could roll the fenders and be fine. I just ground my fender lips back a little bit, and it will tuck now with no issues.

 

As long as the pinion angle doesnt match the driveshaft angle (from a side view, not a plan view), this should be a non issue. The rear end is likely just not centered properly due to tolerances. It should be ok to center it up.

Per the spicer driveshaft install manual, you want somewhere between 1 and 3 degrees. Like you said, never 0. It shouldn't matter which plane this angle is in. AFAIK.

 

Yea misalignment plane wont matter, but when the rear gets lowered in that 4-6" range it gets awfully close to perfectly aligned. This is really more academic than anything since it mainly applies to heavy machinery that doesn't articulate, but thought it was worth mentioning. Normally suspension cycling you get when driving should be fine.

 

do you have a contact for VAS? I tried emailing them from the facebook email and get no response.

 

Both of my transactions were done through facebook messenger, then they sent an invoice, sorry

Got the rear finished today, I'm worn out







Added some protection to the brake line that goes over the notch



Rubbing the brake line on the bottom of the bed, but I have a stainless line to replace it and hopefully route it better



I moved the axle over as far as possible. I got them even at full droop of the axle, but once you put the weight on the axle, it kicks over 1/2"







Cleaned up the wheels before installing them



Then turned the truck around again to finish the last few items on my list before being able to drive it



Still settling

 

notch looks badass. great work

 

thats a 5" drop up front?

 

thanks, I'm not too sure on the drop, but the truck is lower than I want in the front right now. I'm shooting for 15.0" front height which is around 4.5" front drop. I try to keep the fender gap the same front to back

 

Great looking truck! Appreciate the good pictures and documentation of the build. Keep up the good work.

 

Thanks, I'll try to keep it interesting and not let it stall out...

Got some of the small, final items done today, which are the hardest things on a project

Brass fitting that came with the kit vs the aeroquip pushlock fitting. Went with a 45 angle to -10AN and then a -10AN to 3/8npt so I could reuse the hole I already tapped





It was too hard to get to the bolts for the drain fitting, so I just left this one alone. It's a vertical fitting on a gravity drain, so I don't see that barb fitting ever leaking...



Added some locking nuts to my coilover mounts. They were leftover from my c-notch hardware



I bought some super expensive fire sleeve for the AC line, but it doesn't fit the curves of the line, so that was a waste of $80. Decided to just use DEI cool tape. Not too happy with the look, but it should keep the line from bursting





Also got both fender liners installed, tightened the clamp for the crossover where there was a small exhaust leak, added the safety washers for the heim tie rod ends, adjusted the ride height of the coilovers, cleaned the front wheels and torqued them down.