Evinrude Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) Hello all, been working on my Brat today and dealing with some issues introduced by the previous owner. The brat already has what looks to be a 2”lift installed. I’ve been dealing with some alignment issues and discovered that the stut tops were installed in different directions (one in the fwd direction). I got that corrected, but still seem to have an excessive amount of positive camber. Can anyone confirm if the lift tops are installed correctly? As they are currently, the top bolts (where the lift block is connected to the strut tower) are closer to the inside of the car than where the strut is mounted...in other words, the strut sits a bit more forward and farther out than the original position. I’m sure that is clear as mud, so I will try to attach a picture as well. Picture is the passenger side strut. Edited December 26, 2018 by Evinrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) Those lift blocks don't correct for the angle the mount sits against the body. So yeah it's going to destroy your camber. Nothing you can do but buy or make new lift blocks that have built in camber correction. For every inch of drop, the lower plate must be offset inward X amount to bring the camber back into alignment. That wasn't done either because it was a hack job for off-road only or they didn't understand the geometry of what they were doing. Call ADF - I'm sure he can sell you a set of front strut blocks to fix that. GD Edited December 26, 2018 by GeneralDisorder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrsn Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 If the blocks don't move the shock mounts in towards the car, something is off. If the lower mounting holes are offset, you may just need to let things settle but its really hard to tell from your picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evinrude Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Sorry, hard to make it clear what I have here. So the lift blocks are offset, but instead of moving the shock towards the car, they are moving them away from the car (which I assume is backwards). Makes me think they were installed the wrong way, or installed on the wrong sides. I think I'm just going to pull both lift blocks out for a clearer idea of what I have; I'll post updated pictures then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Sounds like they are backwards. The ones on my 83 go in at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbuoy Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Those blocks look like straight cut blocks. You want the blocks to be installed so the shocks are pushed closer to the car rather than further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evinrude Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Update, they were installed backwards. Got that corrected today...thanks to all that replied. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbuoy Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Evinrude said: Update, they were installed backwards. Got that corrected today...thanks to all that replied. Nice good to hear it worked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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