DJM Control Arms!!

[Mister H12]

Hey guys and gals! Hoping someone can help me!

I need a video, or an extremely image heavy "How-to" on installing the DJM lower control arms.

The instructions that came with it aren't helping me for whatever reason..

I started the passenger side the other day and had EVERYTHING done.. except I had the key or something in the wrong position, so it ended up the same height as the factory one, except with major positive camber.

Everything I've ever done mechanically has been easy for me.. so I'm not new to most of this stuff, but torsion bar related stuff is just too much for me right now.

If I have to, I'll take it to a shop, but I've already done the rear by myself along with my other mods, and I take pride in learning to do things myself and being the only one to work on my cars.


SORRY to anyone who feels like I wrote way too much for a simple question

Please Help!!!

 

[NORCAL SS]

call me i do these all the time I can walk you thru it.

 

[Bomba02]

Just drive it the suspension needs to settle. Hit a few bumps and she will sit as she should. Good luck.

 

[Mister H12]

call me i do these all the time I can walk you thru it.

I may call you tomorrow if I decide to try it again!

Just drive it the suspension needs to settle. Hit a few bumps and she will sit as she should. Good luck.

Nah Man! The front was WAY too high, the way I had it in, it may have even been higher lol

It'll get done one way or another, just wish I had a video... I'm a visual learner..

 

[lowAZhoe]

The torsion bar key bolts need to be decranked just about all the way. Pretty sure when I had mine the drivers side was just barely in and the passenger side was a little more than drivers side. When first putting it back on the ground you need to turn the steering wheel from lock to lock a couple times to get front end back down. also will need a test drive to settle a little bit.

 

[Bomba02]

Nah Man! The front was WAY too high, the way I had it in, it may have even been higher lol

It'll get done one way or another, just wish I had a video... I'm a visual learner..

Trust me man just take it for a ride. You most likely did nothing it wrong, every time you jack it up after it will look like your saying until it settles cause the t bar need to twist in.
I also know this because it happened to my truck when i installed the dim arms, My buddy shop installed them and when i went to pick it up thing looked jacked up and a tone of positive camber. I said no way, he was telling me it was my tie rods being out of wack, sure of enough i drove it and settle slammed and looked good. Just my 2 cents man I have had 4 suspension on the front of my truck and do just about all my work. I would give it a drive, good luck
Any pics?

 

[Mister H12]

Well I guess that could be my problem.. I only installed the passenger side, and after I let it down I drove it all over the place and it didn't drop any.. just high and full of ugly camber. Maybe i should have done the other side too? Then drive it? IDK, but right now I've got stock arms back on until I can go at it again, but it's my DD so i have to have it driveable for work. Got the drop on the rear though, poppin wheelies everywhere lol

 

[NORCAL SS]

You need to do both side or won't drop. Remember the swaybar being hooked up on the higher side will prevent the other side coming down.

Oh and remember a arm must be parallel with ground with you slide the torsion bar back in

 

[Mister H12]

Damn! You think that could be all it was?

 

[NORCAL SS]

like i said call me ill help you out or text me. A lot faster response and yes if you dont do both side it will not lower due to the swaybar pressure the higher side keeps on it

 

[Mister H12]

Got eemmmm!!

SHE'S DROPPED!!!!!

Just gotta get it aligned today after work and it'll be perfect!

Great kit Tony, and thanks everyone!

 

[NORCAL SS]

All good bro

 

[tooeasy]

I'm having the same problem with the DJM 3" LCAs that I just installed on my 2003 Tahoe LS SSV 2WD.

After installing the arms the truck didn't drop at all initially, but during a short test drive I could actually feel it drop, but it only dropped about 1 - 1/2".
I drove it a few more miles but it dropped no further. I turned the adjusting bolts out a bit (2 turns left, 4 on the right) just to see what would happen. This yielded a 2" drop. Next, I took it for a 10 mile hard drive, hitting every bump I could, and turning multiple circles in a rough parking lot with the wheel turned to lock. No joy. I don't want to torture the truck or my new tires any more.

When reinstalling the torsion bars, the right side went in okay, but I had to raise the control arm above horizontal and use a clamp on the key to get the left side to slide in, which was not mentioned in the directions.

The truck has not yet been aligned, but I'm going to have to get it done in the next day or two because it's my daily driver, even if it means going back and paying again if and when I get the 3" drop these LCAs are advertised to provide. I can't believe that a wheel alignment is going to provide any significant additional drop.

I checked the RPO codes and found that my front torsion bars are the base model, in other words, the "softest" available, and I have all the maintenance records from the PD the truck came from, as well verification from their vehicle guy that neither the bars or the keys have ever been changed.

Measurements: Left Front - before 34-3/4", after 32-5/8" (-2-1/8"); Right Front - before 35-1/4", after 33-1/4" (- 2").
(These measurements are with the key bolts turned out as noted above, so the actual drop from the LCAs alone was on the order of 1-1/2".)

I also installed the DJM rear 5" drop coils, with the trailing arm re-locators and shock extenders, and did the free travel mod.
Shocks are Belltech SP 10103B front, 2410FF rear. The rear end is 5" lower on the right and 5-3/16" on the left, just as it should be.
The rear springs are a bit stiff, so Tony's 5-6" custom coils are probably in the future. The front end rides surprisingly like stock and the cornering is greatly improved. So I'm happy except for the height of the front, with the 5" rear drop I actually have a slight tail down stance.

I have a call in to Tony, and called DJM's tech line. The man I talked to asked me to send pics which he'll forward to engineering, which I'll do tomorrow.

Has anyone else run into this problem?