HELP!!!!!! PLEASE Lowering problems ...

[towtruck]

So I bought a 2011 ranger ext cab and got them to install a DJM 2/3 lowering kit . Well the only way to explain it is macaroni salad !!!! I went to see the progress on it and the back is down 4" on one side the other side is 3.75" the front drivers side is down .5" and the passenger side is around an inch . The rear axle is crooked by an inch as well ? What is happening to my truck ? can anybody tell me what they think ford didn't do right and how this problem can be fixed . I really didn't think it was going to be this big of an issue to do a little 2/3 drop . Please Please help me ..

 

[Casper98]

Get us some pics of what your seeing so we can help with your problem!

 

[towtruck]

I wish I could but it is locked up at ford but I will swing by and see if I can get some pics . any thoughts on what the issues could be ?

 

[towtruck]

at highway speeds when I push the clutch in I get a weird howl and grinding sound ? the front end wanders , what a mess these guys made of my truck ...
Why are the stock shocks in the rear the same length and the djm one different lengths ?
My diff looks like it is pointing way up , would a shim kit help all this ?

 

[BlueChariot]

Basicly sounds like they half assed it to hell. Iirc, you need shorter shocks front and rear (and bump stops i think), the lowering kit, a camber kit, and I believe the lowering kit comes with a spacer for the driveshaft bearing. All these things must be utilized or you'll have problems. I've no clue why each corner would be different heights other than assuming they half assed it.

 

[towtruck]

The funny thing is it was at the Ford dealerships custom shop were they do lift kits on those ridiculous ford 1 ton trucks that everyone drives these days , they were so re- assuring that they were the best guys for the job ... I asked about the pinion angle and they had no clue , the guy that installed it said that he didn't know anything about rear ends ? I still don't understand why the axle is sitting back one inch on one side and the other side is centred in the wheel well ? Once the battery in my camera is charged I will take some pics of what I can .

 

[dangeranger93]

I dont know much about the front a arm suspension but if they did a flip kit in the rear they could have donr it wrong, the hole for the pin is offset and they could have flipped it backwards.
my only idea for the front is if they put on new arms you are supposed to torque them on at ride height because of poly bushings, coil springs could be in the sealt wrong too, not sure what comes with a 2/3 on the new trucks

 

[towtruck]

well after having a different shop look at it they basically said this kit doesn't fit my 2011 truck . The axle re-locator bracket is not the right size ? it doesn't fit they're to short , they are about 3/4" shorter than the axles hight so maintaining proper pinion angle would be tough . The springs in the front don't sit centred in the pockets for some reason ? they are rubbing on one side of the control arm and look like they are binding up , and I am guessing that is why the front sat up high ? So it is back to stock for me and I am taking this as a life lesson just to leave well enough alone . Thanks for the help everyone .

 

[dangerranger83]

I would have called the company that you got the lowering kit from to make sure that it worked for your truck.

 

[towtruck]

The fella at ford ordered it directly from DJM .

 

[Casper98]

GET PICS OF YOUR TRUCK!! 98+ coil sprung rangers haven't changed!

 

[towtruck]

The shop that tried to fix the problem got it as good as it could be , they have the knowledge and the experience to have done the install . When they said the kit was crap I believe that , based on the fact of there reputation in town as being the best at what they do for over 25 years . They said to get upper and lower control arms to make the front right so if I do want to try it over again I may go that route , besides seeing the 2" drop made me realize that 4" would have been better . Thanks for the help everybody but by the end of tomorrow it'll be plain old stock .

 

[towtruck]

hey casper98 how did the 2" lowered springs look in your truck when you installed them ? Did they sit centred or did they sorta touch part of the control arm ?

 

[Casper98]

they sat like stock springs did they didn't rub anywhere.
here's 2/3 on stock tires

 

[towtruck]

mine came down at least an inch more in the back and only came down an inch in the front ?