Have not driven it yet
i need to install the nyloc nuts
i grabbed some at my local hardware store when i picked up the bolt, but apparently i was victim to someone who decided to just throw any old size in the bin, i should have double checked, my fault for trusting the label,
also i prefer to use grade 8, they did not have them in the proper length so i will be ordering some or will scoot down to fastenal when i can
5/8 × 4.5 inches
the ones i was able to pick up are too long

 

I do not expect vibrations as i have been running around with a caster angle that was way out of spec after the 3 inch hd lift. Something like 4 degrees out to the negative.
i will be slightly more caster than factory setting but only 1 degree or so out to the positive.

 

Nice. I thought though that factory was about 3 deg pos. I wouldn't expect a 3" lift to push you into the neg. Was your steering squirrely as hell?

 

That negative caster statement was a bit misconstrued, 4 degrees to the negative, meaning it rotated about 4 degrees with the lift. so if the factory was as stated in the rave about 3 degrees (in my opinion, on the ragged edge of not enough caster) I was reading -1 degree. my adjustment is reading about 4.5 degrees on the ground ready to roll.

By the way not enough caster is a huge contributer to death wobble in a solid axle vehicle.

 

Drove the rig today, driveability is night and day
handles very nicely, had to recenter the steering wheel just a slight bit
no wandering, wheel returns to center much better
no new driveline vibration