Help... rubbing tires.

Ok, so I’m new to this whole lifting, backspacing, ride height, et. Al.

So, my latest mod was semi completed today. Icon stage 5 kit with add a leaf in the rear etc... I don’t have the tools to conduct such a modification in my garage, so I used a local shop for the first time. They seem to be good folks, and have good reviews so I took a leap of faith. It looks good, to me at least:

They also stuck on the wheels and tires, which obviously is where I’m having the issue. The tires are 35 x 11.5 R 20, wheels are method something or another with -12 (I think) backspace.


The look is kid approved... daddy doesn’t like the small (read large) detail... I drove itt home to return tomorrow.. seems a little squirrely and the back end has a thump every now and then. The squirrely feeling I think is just 35s being 35s and something I haven’t been used to, but the knock in the back and the bed shaking is strange.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Knock in back of bed and shaking doesn’t sound like a tire issue. I would check out the suspension..

35’s aren’t “squirrelly” as well.. heavy yes.. but your tires look new so there should t be an issue there..

Definitely take a look under and check for any abnormal or loose parts imo.

 

from your photos it looks like loose tires & wheels in the bed..
are they knocking around?

agreed this should not be squirrely, something is not right for sure.
keep us posted after you find the issue

 

Who performed the alignment?
Them?

 

I’ll try to get a decent pic.. no cab mount chop. They appeared to believe there was a “new bar” across the cab side that wasn’t there before

 

I was wrong previously... I left the tires there with them. They took them out right after I took that picture

 

MOTO metal rims. positive offset of +12 at least is recommended. You probably need CMC front

 

Looks pretty for sure...gotta Work right though. Here’s some more pics

 

Offset is too low and you’re rubbing your cab mount. Probably your front plastics too and possibly your skid plate.

 

is it me or the passenger UCA is mounted on the driver side ? or maybe the way the picture is taken.

 

All pics were on drivers side...

 

does it say passenger or passed on that sticker ?

 

It sure as shit says passenger...

 

not sure if it matters but if it has a sticker on it it might mean something to the installer

 

was looking at the pics and went that's on the wrong side Lol

 

Upper control arms are installed wrong. You will most likely need to do the CMC and trim the front plastics

 

How big of a process is this CMC, and does it affect warranty?

 

Definitely "passenger". Yeah UCA's are freakin backwards!!

 

This is a pic of the drivers side on my truck.

 

Nice spotting...maybe... Stickers are on the bottom.. How did they do alignment?

 

Of course... only on my freakin truck. Sonofa

 

First time I've seen this. Someone is going to be severely embarrassed..

 

Fairly simple. There are some pics of the install on the forum. Shouldn't cost you too much to have it done either.

 

I’m just glad I took the scenic route instead of the interstate like I was tempted to do... can’t win for losing guys. Thank you all for the expertise and help!!!

 

Stay positive its all fixable with little worry. think off the campfire story's lol

 

If it makes you feel better it helps us other noobs to know what to look out for.

 

Nice spot! TheBeast.
HybridGadwall Get some pics of the rear before it goes to the shop and maybe @TheBeast will see what's wrong there too.
The cab mount chop is no big deal and hard to even notice when done correctly.