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Hey man are you getting rid of the 2 link you built for the rear? I have chassis tech 3800 bags on the rear of my truck with 1 gallon ping tanks and i wish it rode smoother. It may be because my 2 link is binding but not sure.
75dually
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Mitch I have not had this on the road yet, so I don't know how it will be. However there are several guys on this site who have this setup and I have not heard them complain. If I get it on the road and don't like it then I will change it over to a 4 link.
Mitch I have not had this on the road yet, so I don't know how it will be. However there are several guys on this site who have this setup and I have not heard them complain. If I get it on the road and don't like it then I will change it over to a 4 link.
75dually
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Been very busy in the shop today. I got the passenger lower and upper a-arms completed.
I also got the cross member just about done. All I have left to do is finish the upper bag mounting plate. Then I will clean up the cross member and give it a good coat of paint.
However before the paint flies I am going to mock it up back on the truck with the complete suspension, rim/tire, and have it moved forward 1" and test the fitment of the complete assembly. I want to make sure that everything works and see what else needs to be modified so I can button up this portion of the build.
Oh yeah my rims (so says the UPS website) are supposed to be here on Monday. Thanks again Trevor!! Can't wait to see them!
I also got the cross member just about done. All I have left to do is finish the upper bag mounting plate. Then I will clean up the cross member and give it a good coat of paint.
However before the paint flies I am going to mock it up back on the truck with the complete suspension, rim/tire, and have it moved forward 1" and test the fitment of the complete assembly. I want to make sure that everything works and see what else needs to be modified so I can button up this portion of the build.
Oh yeah my rims (so says the UPS website) are supposed to be here on Monday. Thanks again Trevor!! Can't wait to see them!
75dually
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The passenger side is now done! Just waiting for the paint to dry on the bag mounting plates.
Tomorrow after work I am going to mock up the center section 1" forward and then see how it all works together. Should have my rims in tomorrow, and then I will mount one of the front tires to see what kind of clearance issues I have. Should be fun!
I will try and take some pics of this and post them tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Tomorrow after work I am going to mock up the center section 1" forward and then see how it all works together. Should have my rims in tomorrow, and then I will mount one of the front tires to see what kind of clearance issues I have. Should be fun!
I will try and take some pics of this and post them tomorrow. Stay tuned!
comegetsome
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Post up a couple pics of the upper mounting brackets if ya get time boss.....I really like the idea
75dually
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Brandon - Here are the pics of the brackets, and because I don't know how to link the photos together I will have to do this in 2 posts.
Of the 3 pics in this post you of course can see the bag, but the next one is a 1/2" spacer I got from a buddies shop he was going to toss, so I snagged 2 of them before they hit the scrap pile. Anyway You are going to need this because it keeps the bag from rubbing on the upper plate. In fact I might even play with (if I ever get time...) an additional 1/4" spacer, because I don't like my bags to touch or rub on anything if I can help it. The last pic is the upper bag plate. It is 6" wide 1/4" plate. Two of the holes are tapped 3/8", because I did not want the bag to come in contact with any mounting hardware. The other 2 are just normal holes for 3/8" bolts.
In the next post I will show you how much I cut out of the cross member and the mounting tabs.
Brandon - Here are the pics of the brackets, and because I don't know how to link the photos together I will have to do this in 2 posts.
Of the 3 pics in this post you of course can see the bag, but the next one is a 1/2" spacer I got from a buddies shop he was going to toss, so I snagged 2 of them before they hit the scrap pile. Anyway You are going to need this because it keeps the bag from rubbing on the upper plate. In fact I might even play with (if I ever get time...) an additional 1/4" spacer, because I don't like my bags to touch or rub on anything if I can help it. The last pic is the upper bag plate. It is 6" wide 1/4" plate. Two of the holes are tapped 3/8", because I did not want the bag to come in contact with any mounting hardware. The other 2 are just normal holes for 3/8" bolts.
In the next post I will show you how much I cut out of the cross member and the mounting tabs.
75dually
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Post #2
Here are pictures of both sides of the mounting tabs. As you can see I have removed quite a lot of the upper spring perch, but I left enough room for the air lines to run up inside the cross member where they will stay out of harms way.
Hope these pics help. Let me know if you need any further details or additional pics.
Here are pictures of both sides of the mounting tabs. As you can see I have removed quite a lot of the upper spring perch, but I left enough room for the air lines to run up inside the cross member where they will stay out of harms way.
Hope these pics help. Let me know if you need any further details or additional pics.
75dually
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Got some more work done tonight. I marked off the 1" and 1 1/2" forward marks on the frame. Then I got the cross member up in place and put it on the 1 1/2" mark first. The pictures below are on that mark. You can see the fully lowered and the fully raised. I am really happy with the initial range of movement.
From what I can tell without having the rim and tire in place it looks fairly centered. BTW I got 5 of my 6 rims in today. Another stellar day for the guys at UPS! I mean come on guys! The tags say 6 boxes, not 5!! Maybe we should use both hands in the future to count. Oh well maybe tomorrow my loan solider will show up... Again thanks to Trevor at Tenn. Wheel.
So once I get my tires mounted tomorrow I can start on finalizing the setup.
From what I can tell without having the rim and tire in place it looks fairly centered. BTW I got 5 of my 6 rims in today. Another stellar day for the guys at UPS! I mean come on guys! The tags say 6 boxes, not 5!! Maybe we should use both hands in the future to count. Oh well maybe tomorrow my loan solider will show up... Again thanks to Trevor at Tenn. Wheel.
So once I get my tires mounted tomorrow I can start on finalizing the setup.
75dually
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Stopped by the tire shop on the way home today and got the front tire mounted. The below pics show the suspension at full raise, what I think right now as real world driving height (that will change I am sure...), and how close at full raise I am to the fan (dang close!). I will most likely go to a Vintage Air AC system and do like everyone else and smooth the firewall. I just don't really want to spend another $800 right now, yeah I know cry me a river!
So I did some initial measurements with the cross member at 1 1/2" forward. At full raise the tire is dead center, but as I lower the suspension naturally it moves forward. So I am going to have to find a middle ground. I will let you know where I end up.
So I did some initial measurements with the cross member at 1 1/2" forward. At full raise the tire is dead center, but as I lower the suspension naturally it moves forward. So I am going to have to find a middle ground. I will let you know where I end up.