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Diff Location????

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Diff Location????

Post by Butnuckle »

I have just changed from standard wheels and tyres to 15x7 with 31x10.5 and noticed both front and back diffs are sticking out 3/4 inch more on the drivers side than the passengers side. Just after possible explanations for this.
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Post by 84ZOOKSTA »

Did you do any suspension lift to fit these tyres???

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Post by Butnuckle »

I have only done 2inch body lift. Tyres fit under easy but tyres rub on full lock.
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Post by built4thrashing »

might be a silly question but were all rims the same back spacing?.
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Post by suzuki boy »

That was what i was thinking rims could be offset! :?
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Post by Butnuckle »

I have just measured rims and all are the same. I also noticed at the back (which is in the one spot all the time) the pass. side tyre is covered by flare and the drivers side only the tread is covered.(and I measured the flares and they are the same width)
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Post by 11_evl »

post a pic so we can see whats going on
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Post by Jaffa »

Have you moved the car since you changed the wheels? Did you use a jack to lift up one side of the car then the other? If so maybe your bushe s are very soft or you have really flexy extended shackles and the chassis isn't sitting directly over the diffs, try moving the car a few meters if you havn't already. If you have already moved the car ignore all of the above.
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Post by Gwagensteve »

I have found that the diffs are rarely perfectly centered under a Sierra. My front left sits out of the guard more than the front right.

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Post by OVERKILL ENG »

Butnuckle wrote:I have only done 2inch body lift. Tyres fit under easy but tyres rub on full lock.
Another stupid question but you did line the body back up properly when the blocks went in I have seen some put in on the piss mainly when using box section.

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Post by waxhead.. »

How bad is the lean on your zook?
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Post by nicbeer »

swap the rims over and see if still the same on other side.

that should work out if rims or chasiss
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Post by fool_injected »

The Sierra body lean tends to make one side 'appear' to stick out more
The body lift may of added to the 'illusion'
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Post by zooker »

fool_injected wrote:The Sierra body lean tends to make one side 'appear' to stick out more
The body lift may of added to the 'illusion'
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Post by PJ.zook »

waxhead.. wrote:How bad is the lean on your zook?
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Post by Butnuckle »

Today i swapped rear wheels and it made no diff. Sam, the body lift was done sober (for a change) and the body is still square with the chassis. I did ntice a slight lean but I don't think that has anything to do with diff position. I took these pics and hope they are of some help. Thanx for all the ideas.
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Post by BenT »

Butnuckle wrote:I did ntice a slight lean but I don't think that has anything to do with diff position.
If its on a lean it can make it seem like the diff is offset, when really it isn't

I'd measure the height from tyre to flare, to make sure it is level, and if not, just jack one side of the chassis till it is level and see if the tyres then look like they stick out the same amount each side.

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Post by 11_evl »

BenT wrote:
Butnuckle wrote:I did ntice a slight lean but I don't think that has anything to do with diff position.
If its on a lean it can make it seem like the diff is offset, when really it isn't

I'd measure the height from tyre to flare, to make sure it is level, and if not, just jack one side of the chassis till it is level and see if the tyres then look like they stick out the same amount each side.

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Post by skez »

mine is doing the same but the opposite way ??????????
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Post by want33s »

According to the Chassis specs there is a few mm of variance either plus or minus. This is normal. Measure ANY car closely enough and you will find differences. On a Zook, any measurement over 1000mm can be out +/- 4mm or more. Don't stress. If you are really worried you could always fit a pair of spacers(5-6mm) to one side to even it up.
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Post by alien »

thats +-4mm from factory too - imagine what 20years of abuse does to the chassis as well!

i'd check the springs arent sagged on the passengers side (or if theyre new springs, the manufacturer may have stiffened up the drivers side to counter the zuk lean... my old springs were like this.
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Post by Toecutta »

Gee, here am I thinking it was just a factory thing. I dont recall ever seeing a Zuk that doesn't have this issue :D
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Post by alien »

his is leaning on the wrong side though... should be the drivers side that leans cos of the engine torque + driver + fuel tank all on that side...
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