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Rear Wheels Not Centered


michaelhardy

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  • 6 months later...
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My right rear tyre rubs on the chassis. Original wheels and tyres and no suspension mods.

Had the diff replaced under warranty a few months ago (had to wait until the bearing noise was unbearable before they would do anything)

Dealership pretty much didn't answer any questions I asked about the problem.....

Going to try again

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Well I fixed my problem... FG Mk 2 have adjustable support bracket on rear gaurd.

We took tub liner out, undid bolts and moved bracket in 2.5 inches. Plenty of clearance now.

Will try to post pics.

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I have come across the same issue with my 2012 MK2 FG XR6T Ute.

The tail sharft is out by a long way. I had this car recently lowered and this issue became pretty obvious.

I bought this car with 30,000 on the clock so I don't know the history before this time, but we cannot see any indication that the car has been put on a car aligner or been cut.

The wheels are slightly out and closer to the passenger side so if I managed to slide the locating bolts in the diff over in the rubber saddles it would put this even further out.

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I'm getting it measured up next week. But I think that in the end the I'll be putting the OEM suspension in and taking it back to Ford.

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So DW260, do you think this is the way Ford are aligning the diff's in FG utes and is normal?

Could save me a lot of hassle if this is how they set up the diffs. I'm close to putting the OEM suspension in and taking it back to them.

Cheers

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Yep, sure is. The pinion is off centre, and I'm guessing that's why they have chosen to use two CV joints instead of universal joints. I wouldn't be concerned with the way it looks, just make sure the pinion angle is set properly.

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