draggindimes
+1y
Originally posted by Russ-D
very nice! Why no stockfloor?
thats the million dollar question. im kicking myself in the nuts for not just doin a firewall back on it
very nice! Why no stockfloor?
thats the million dollar question. im kicking myself in the nuts for not just doin a firewall back on it
jspotmcd
+1y
lookin good SCOTT.. what the hell happened to ur old control arms..?? im runnin BYC arms rite now, and if thats whats gonna happen i wanna know how i can prevent it.. scary lookin shit
draggindimes
+1y
my old arms went in the trsh. i could have fixed them but i really didnt feel like fuckin with em. if i were you i would try to gusset the crap out of the ball joint plate. Mike just butt welded the plate to the tubing and it had no support. thats your best bet.
TwistedPhil
+1y
Originally posted by set
looks cool man. quick question though.... did you get a chance to drive it much once you finished all the suspension work? the reason that i ask is 'cause typically when you mount your upper links the way that you did, then put the bags on them, the truck will get alot of body roll. since your links are so close to each other on the rearend and your bags are pushing down on them, it's almost like having one bag in the middle. usually not that stable. if you drove it and it rides great, i apologize and you can just disregard what i wrote. i just hate to see you get it all coated, put back together, then find out you need to change something.
That's what I was thinking, too. I hope it rides great, because the quality of the fabrication is terrific. Be sure to let us know how it ends up!If it ends up rolling too much, you could always add a beefy sway bar to the rear end- you could even put quick-disconnect end links on it so you could hit mad sides at the shows. I think that crossmember behind the axle would make a good mounting point where you could just drill a few mounting holes where it wouldn't hurt the finish... Good luck either way!
-Phil at FBI
looks cool man. quick question though.... did you get a chance to drive it much once you finished all the suspension work? the reason that i ask is 'cause typically when you mount your upper links the way that you did, then put the bags on them, the truck will get alot of body roll. since your links are so close to each other on the rearend and your bags are pushing down on them, it's almost like having one bag in the middle. usually not that stable. if you drove it and it rides great, i apologize and you can just disregard what i wrote. i just hate to see you get it all coated, put back together, then find out you need to change something.
That's what I was thinking, too. I hope it rides great, because the quality of the fabrication is terrific. Be sure to let us know how it ends up!If it ends up rolling too much, you could always add a beefy sway bar to the rear end- you could even put quick-disconnect end links on it so you could hit mad sides at the shows. I think that crossmember behind the axle would make a good mounting point where you could just drill a few mounting holes where it wouldn't hurt the finish... Good luck either way!
-Phil at FBI
draggindimes
+1y
ok. i know i havent posted much progress on here lately so heres a little update. i handed the truck over to my brother for a while so he can do the sheet metal in the bed. heres a pic