Re: Custom Spring Perches

[josad@domain.elided]

On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 23:58:46 -0700 (MST) Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
writes:
>On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 josad@domain.elided wrote:

>2" thick solid bar stock?  Not a bad idea.. but after drilling through 
>
>3/4" thick steel to make 1/2" dia. holes (for the tow bar mounts) 
>tonight, I'm not looking forward to using a 2.75" hole saw on some 2" 
>
>solid! ;-)
>

well, first off, don't use a drill, use a mill.  also get a peice just
over 4", machine a hole in it, then cut it in half, and you'll have both
sides for an axle

>As for more lift.. I'm not looking for it.  The spring over is 
>sufficient 
>for *this* truck.  I'm trying to stick with stock driveshafts on this 
>
>truck, too.. 

I would think that you'd have to change those, or are you gonna limit
your suspension travel?

>In fact, I was looking at it just now, and thinking I needed to take 
>the 
>1/2" thick overload leaf out of the bottom of the pack.. except that'd 
>
>only leave 3 leaves, and no overload, and I plan on jumping.. ;-)  
>It's 
>sitting on 7" of lift right now.

7" with what?  what size tires are you running?

>> personally, i'd rather do that and tub / cut fenders than put on a 
>body
>> lift, my old mazda had one, it didn't feel safe
>
>On the racer, it's getting cut.  Period.  No body lifts.. just 
>cutting.
>
>On my driver, when I do this same modification (well, using stock SII 
>
>axles, but probably fab the perches in the same manner) it'll be a 
>spring-over rear with a spring-under 4" front.. once again, more 
>suspension lift is not my goal. ;-)  But a 1" body lift and tubbin' 
>will 
>come along... to finish clearing just the 33s I'm running.

well, i've got a really good deal on a running diesel terra, I want to
put 38" tires under it, so i'll use a spring over, and then any of (or
maybe all) the following: ~2" spring lift, tubbing the fenders (no back
seat to worry about), fender trimming, extended shackles, and beefed up
mounts like we're talking about here.

>You really think solid bar for the perches?  I suppose I could pay 
>someone else to machine it.. (did I mention I haven't bought a drill 
>press yet?)

go visit you local HS and talk to whoever's over the FFA, they probably
have the equipment and would do it for cheap too.  last time I had some
work done by them up in WY, I had to buy the class some pizza's.

or go visit a local machine shop, i think it was Landry who said: "Beer
is legal tender in machine shops".  and he was right.  or thing things
too.  my 79 was towed 2 counties for a case.


>Thanks,

de nada

Joe

>-Tom
>
>

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