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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 04:04 PM
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Ok wasn’t going to bother you all but hear I go anyway. Just did a 3.5” RE lift with 31’s. Everything seems fine and I don’t have DW because as I have read you know for sure you have it. My question is when I accelerate or decelerate I get a small amount of play, spinning or slip feel in the pedal/drive shaft (no real other way to describe it ) what could the problem be? Like I said everything runs good it’s aligned and there isn’t any big vibration or shacking just what I described above. Thanks in advance for any suggestions
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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Spinning or slip feel in pedal wann help but no idea where to go with this description....
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 04:09 PM
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Make sure the u bolts on the rear axle are tight. Regardless of how tight you torque them initially, they will stretch. I've tightened mine a few times since I lifted. That solved my "play" in the rear end. You may or may not have the same problem. Check it out!
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by lgnut123
Make sure the u bolts on the rear axle are tight. Regardless of how tight you torque them initially, they will stretch. I've tightened mine a few times since I lifted. That solved my "play" in the rear end. You may or may not have the same problem. Check it out!
This is what I was thinking but the description could go so many different ways ....Tires spinning ?
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 04:12 PM
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Have you checked your driveshaft u joints?
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 04:21 PM
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I will check the u bolts when I get home, nope I havent checked the u joints; will add it to the list once I get home tonight. Thanks for the input so far guys
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