I was out last night adjusting my headlights after installing the AS 2.5, and I noticed that the UCA had hit the spring and chipped the paint, on both sides. That would mean that the front end came unloaded at bumps or transitions.

I cant say I heard any obvious noises, but contact is not necessarily a good thing.

Anybody have this happen, and if so, what should I adjust to stop this.

On a side note, the upper ball joint doesn't seem so out of whack underload-but it definitely looked odd up on the stands.

 

I wonder if this is a common thing, as mine also has a rubbed off spot on both sides. Hopefully someone with more knowledge about this will chime in.

 

One thing I did different than the instructions, is that I loosened the bolt and nut on both sides of the UCA, to get the UCA to seat on the tapered shaft.

If I didn't, I had to pry the UCA down, and that was a struggle.

Could it be that the tightened bolts kept the UCA tensioned, not allowing the UCA to come in contact with the spring?

That's a stretch.

The picture with my sig is the before shot, I have to clean the truck to take an after.

 

Autospring now builds their kits with a slight offset to eliminate this touching. It's not a big deal, as the spring only rubs when the suspension is a full droop.

 

Are you saying the offset eliminates rubbing? Because my spacers are offset-and the rubbing is there.

Must of been worse?

 

I had (took it off) a 2" AS spacer on my truck. The only time the knuckle touched the spring was when the shock was fully extended on jackstands, which could also happen while driving. I didn't like that very much. I guess that's why it's a cheaper lift.

 

Right. I've heard members with the old design say they could hear the spring hit over large bump/dips when the suspension topped out.

 

New Design. Hitting. Livable. Should have a fix.

 

I'm glad too see a truck like mine. I got an '06 with the same set up..still stock. Can't wait to see some pics with your add-ons

 

I've only had it for a month and a half.

the next mod is a diamond plate tailgate cover-the gate is a piece of tin.