300 rear axle

I've noticed that the rear axle doesn't sit in the centre. It sits to the left more I noticed it because one wheel hangs out the arch and the other doesn't any suggestions from you genius's

swap wheels first ,then check all bushes and bolts on trailing arms and A frame

Cool cheers ill get on it then

Stenninski said:

I've noticed that the rear axle doesn't sit in the centre. It sits to the left more I noticed it because one wheel hangs out the arch and the other doesn't any suggestions from you genius's

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I have a v8, and observed the same thing, left wheel is sticking out the arch more than right wheel. Checked all bolts and bushes on axle and A frame, but seems all-right. Even had the wheel alignment checked. Would like to know what is up with that?

Are the wheels equidistant from the chassis, or has the body flexed?

My bet would be most likely body mis-aligned, unless the suspension's been played with.

I checked the wheels there the same offset so not them. I guess the only thing that would allow the axle to sit further over is the a frame either bent or where if fixes to the chassis or maybe the bushes but don't think it will be bushes because it is quite far out

But is the axle actually sat to one side? Does it drive straight? Have you checked the easiest to bend piece, ie the body? Have you swapped wheels from side to side? It's not just offset that needs checking, maybe there's something wrong with one hub ... or wheel bearing set.

And no, the A-frame isn't the only thing that would allow the axle to sit further over, as you say. What about the bush mounts? What about the trailing arms? What about the A-frame bushes and joint?

You give so few clues it's as though people have to be psychic to diagnose the issue, give us an idea of how it drives, is anything else looking askew, has it been crashed? Has it been worked on? Any new additions to suspension or chassis etc? Front or rear ...

It's got a 4 inch lift, standard trailing arms, hasn't been crashed, and drives straight the axle doesn't look twisted it just literally sits further over on one side than the other. It just makes it awkward trying to get the tracking done because they need to line it up with the back wheels

are you sure lifting it 4 inches hasnt made the panhard rod pull front axle over to drivers side or have you used adjustable panhard rod ,failing that get measuring so you can get more info to work with

is it a cut and shut?

I haven't done anything with the panard bar but the only reason I noticed the rear axle was the difference in amount of tire hanging out the arches.

jamesmartin said:

are you sure lifting it 4 inches hasnt made the panhard rod pull front axle over to drivers side or have you used adjustable panhard rod ,failing that get measuring so you can get more info to work with

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+1 This is what happened to mine once it was lifted and it was the panhard rod which had in effect been shortened by the lift causing the axle to cock over to one side.

Stenninski said:

It's got a 4 inch lift, standard trailing arms, hasn't been crashed, and drives straight the axle doesn't look twisted it just literally sits further over on one side than the other. It just makes it awkward trying to get the tracking done because they need to line it up with the back wheels

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Body lift or suspension? I suspect sus, and as others already said, panhard rod is main suspect now, making it look like the rear's out!

Any lift can potentially cause un-planned geometry changes. What othetr changes have been made? I'd be checking all the bits you've put on, and whether they're on correctly, or compensated for!

Check the distance between rear hubs and springs, on mine there is a slight difference between left and right. The left hub sits about 2-3 cm further from the spring compared to the right. I only noticed this when I fitted new mudflaps, the left wheel was more to the left! I have only a 2 inch lift and no other mods. Vehicle drives fine and could see nothing wrong with A frame or any other bushes, even the body mounts looked fine to me.