My blazer 1998 2 door s10 4x4 is rubbing the sway bar end link on the driver side wheel.
So far I have rebuilt most of the front end.
idler arm, pitman arm, wheel bearings, sway bar end links,upper and lower ball joints.Possibly more but that what I remember doing right now.
I have the front lowered via torsion bar bolt removal.
Any ideas as to why the sway bar end link rubs the driver side rim.
I'm pretty much at a loss, it was rubbing before the torsion bolt removal too.
I previously thought my cv axle was clacking because it only does it when I turn the wheel one way.
Thanks in advance for any help!

 

My '88 used to do that and never figured out why either. If you figure it out, please post here, I think my '01 ZR2 might be doing the same thing (hear weird noises from front end when locked hard left).

 

I've been doing research all morning with little results.
I knew something was wrong when I was backing up and my front end spit out a piece of chrome off my wheel!

 

A little update.
I took the truck to the alignment shop, they said my drivers side wheel hub is bad.
Doesn't even have 5000 miles on it?
But I did buy a cheap one so maybe that is why it is bad already.
I'm thinking the bad wheel hub may be why it is rubbing the rim.

 

Because you change the suspension ride height changing your camber. Spacer will help

 

If that was the case wouldn't the sway bar end link rub on both wheels?
Not just the drivers side?

 

Not always, could be a tbar adjustment away

 

I just installed another new wheel hub and I still have the driver wheel hitting the sway bar end link.
I'm going to take your advice and put the t-baR bolt in on the passenger side to level it out some.
The passenger side sits a 1/2 inch lower than the drivers side.

 

Hope it works!