Re: Springover Update

[Curt Cleavinger <rcleavin@domain.elided>]

>Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 10:20:45 -0800
>From: "Tom Harais" <tjhemh@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Springover Update
>
>Curt:
>
>Are you using stock springs when you say you've got about 9" clearnce
>between top of tire and bottom of fender lip after spring over?
Yup - they're the same springs I've had on the Scout for the last 2 years or so - I
got them out of a '77 Scout I parted out. I do have shackles that are longer
than stock though - in the rear, I think they're 2" over stock, and the front are 
about 1" over. 

>Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 15:23:10 -0700
>From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Springover Update
>Curt - look much like: 
It looks similar, but they don't stick out as far (fronts stick out about 1.5", rear are just 
about flush with the body - this is with 15x10 rims with 3 5/8 backspacing), and I think 
they fill up the wheel well a bit more.

>Can you measure "top of axle to bumpstop bracket" or frame?  I have
>10.5" on this T'all axle swap.  That's 7" of real lift over stock (stock
>is about 3.5" of clearance)
It measures 11.5" to the frame at the rearmost point where the bumpstops
used to be.

>What size meats?  Bigger than 31s, you should look into just redoing the
>rear wheel wells.. the back side is problematic.
They're 35x12.5 BFG MTs.
I don't really plan any major surgery - just minor trimming - if I 
need more up travel, I'll just go the 1" body lift route.

>It was suggested that I get a U-bolt, put it around the axle, clamp it
>down, and use one "longer" arm of the U-bolt as a shock mount... get it
>how you want it, then weld.
My plan is to cut some 2"x2" square tubing to match the curve of the axle tube,
drill a hole for the shock mounting stud (so the stud is horizontal, and perpendicular
to the axle tube). Haven't decided yet whether to relocate the upper mounts or not 
(I may relocate them so I can have one shock in front of the tube and one behind to 
help counteract spring wrap).

Later,
  Curt