Guys,
I bought a lift kit from Snake racing. The Kit was based around Tough Dog gear and features Tough Dog coils and adjustable shocks at the front. The kit was supposed to lift the front around 50mm but has actually given more like 65mm. For what Its worth i am very happy with the suspension and would recommend it to anyone.
Included with the kit was a "Drop down diff kit" consisting of two spacers which you place under the front diff mounts to angle the front diff downward and reduce pressure on the CV"s. This seemed sensible and as it was included with the kit i got it fiited along with the rest of the gear.
I have since discovered this site and so am now better informed
On reading these pages it has become clear that these kits are something of a mixed bag in terms of their usefulness.
Clearly you lose around 25mm of clearance but in all honesty that is not my primary concern.
What I do have issues with is front wheel alignment and i am starting to form the opinion that this may be being caused in part by this kit. I have chopped out the outside edges of all 4 tyres (iv'e been rotating them) in 20000 Kms despite having three wheel aligments in that time.
So to the question.....
I am aware that they may not be necessary but do these kits actually do more harm than good?
In other words should I be removing it form my truck and tossing it in the bin?
Do these kits actually help CV wear or is that "Snake Oil" ? (pardon the pun)
Is the kit likely to be contributing to my alignment issues?
Or should I be looking elsewhere for a fix and simply leave the kit installed?
Thanks