see....I told you it looks weird

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this is my rear tire on my lifted expy (2wd). Does it look like it has a castor problem? If it was more centered it would be better for clearance.

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here's another view...you can see that the front is centered but the rear looks placed forward :-(
 

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trailing arms are causing this as you go up the arms need to get bigger(longer)its pivoting the axel forward thats my thought. the lifted crowd will chime in soon
 

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i'll try to post some pics of mine... I don't think yours is a "problem" I just think its caused by the lift..... i'll have to look for my camera
 

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trailing arms are causing this as you go up the arms need to get bigger(longer)its pivoting the axel forward thats my thought. the lifted crowd will chime in soon

Not having any experience with lifted vehicles, this makes sense. The arm will rotate a bit forward while it travels further down to accomodate the lift.
 
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well it's more of a problem for me because my lift isn't anywhere as cool as yours and my back tire can rub on the front lip on dips (such as my driveway) if I go too fast. (sigh)...I just need more lift. About 5 more inches outta do it :)
 

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this is coused by the lift and the trailing arms not being long enough for every 4 inches of lift you should add 1/2 inch to trailing arms to keep centered to wells, at this point i dont seem to see any one who makes them for resale, but im sure your local fab shop can make them relitivly easy, and not break your bank, and walnuts you are about a foot and a half off on yours, , hehe you have the wheel base of a jeep now, haha, i get shop set up i may start fabbing them, if i can get enough orders to make it work keeping up
 
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