RE drop bracket issue

[Katzer]

Putting in a lift and the RE drop bracket. The upper control arm is a good 3/8" narrower than the space created with the boomerang bracket. Should I just crank it down tight to the control arm? I think it will tweek the bracket. Confused. The lower control arms fit in the drop bracket real snug.

[64 Cheyenne]

Add spacers?

[Rockfrog]

Loosen the bracket mounting bolts, add the control arms then tighten the mounting bolts leaving the control arm bolts still loose.

[Eagle]

I would put the brackets in a vise and clamp them closer to a kit. I'd leave maybe 1/16" of play, which would then be taken up when you torque down the through bolts.

 

Don't forget to get everything in place and then allow the truck to sit on its tires, on the ground (or or ramps) before you torque the UCA and LCA bolts. Otherwise you'll build a preload into the bushings.

[Jackrabbit41]

Putting in a lift and the RE drop bracket. The upper control arm is a good 3/8" narrower than the space created with the boomerang bracket. Should I just crank it down tight to the control arm? I think it will tweek the bracket. Confused. The lower control arms fit in the drop bracket real snug.

I'm pretty sure mine came with spacers or something like that to close the gap because once they were in it was really hard to get the control arm in