My experience with AIM drop beams

[dsrtjeeper]

Please follow the story and photos here:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/12811 ... -luck.html

[slixtyfive]

The front to rear wheel placement should primarily be affected by the radius arms. I don't understand why the radius arms off your truck aren't the same length - I've never noticed that on any of several twin Ibeam trucks I've dis-mantled........

I also don't understand all the comments about the two beams(left and right) having the same curvature when placed side by side. That is correct - place the stock beams side by side and you will see the same similarities between left and right beams. The difference is in the king pin angle.

Sorry to hear about all your problems - sure seems they would have his figured out by now and I also don't understand why older versions of the AIM beams others have used seem to be OK.......

[Rusty 63]

I seem to recall reading that the radius arm length did vary by year or truck size (100/250/etc)-- maybe someone replaced one but not another?

[dsrtjeeper]

The front to rear wheel placement should primarily be affected by the radius arms. I don't understand why the radius arms off your truck aren't the same length - I've never noticed that on any of several twin Ibeam trucks I've dis-mantled........

I also don't understand all the comments about the two beams(left and right) having the same curvature when placed side by side. That is correct - place the stock beams side by side and you will see the same similarities between left and right beams. The difference is in the king pin angle.

Sorry to hear about all your problems - sure seems they would have his figured out by now and I also don't understand why older versions of the AIM beams others have used seem to be OK.......

The radius arms are the same length on my truck. I reinstalled my stock beams and everything is perfect now.

[dsrtjeeper]

I seem to recall reading that the radius arm length did vary by year or truck size (100/250/etc)-- maybe someone replaced one but not another?

Stock radius arms and same length. Did I misword something? Sorry if I did.

[slixtyfive]

I must have mis-understood or maybe someone else on the FTE thread indicated theirs were different length one side to the other...

Sorry for the confusion.