But but, your bump stops don’t line up with your pads!
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1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)
- Thread starter Babaganoosh
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Where’s your limit straps?
You should also put a smooth pad on your bump stop hit point so you don’t tear up the nylon. 
Limit straps I need to buy they strike the spring plate which is perfectly flat
It is flat, but it has 3 holes in it. That plate is moving rearwards during compression and your bump nylon could slide over those holes no?
The plate has holes in the pictures. Will destroy the bump stops.
He beat me to it.
He beat me to it.
Made it home, uhaul trailers suck but the new tow rig did great.
That thing fit on a UHual trailer?? What’s the wheelbase so I know for other projects.
The rear end sits a little low ordered a zero rate from ORD and also have limit straps in the back seat.
Took it for a spin wow 
thing thing needs a cage now for the speeds it’s capable of. What a difference! Funny thing is now the truck sits level?
thing thing needs a cage now for the speeds it’s capable of. What a difference! Funny thing is now the truck sits level?What do you mean? Just more solid and planted?
Solid, planted and much softer more control. The front isn’t taking up the abuse as much anymore.
I could look at this all day
It does look nice. Why didn't you leave the brake line T up at top of diff, won't it interfere with removing the gusset and diff cover there ?
Because you didn’t think of it until now haha. I would also add a crossmember of some kind between your bumpstops so your frame doesn’t want to start twisting after repeated hits.
I agree, I would add the crossmember and also box the frame/and or cage it. I have found you can bend the frame with larger whoops and it cost me $500 to have it bent back on a hydraulic frame table.
I added a crossmember between the air bumps, but I did not box my frame or cage it. The stock C channel can't take the abuse the suspension can now dish out.
I added a crossmember between the air bumps, but I did not box my frame or cage it. The stock C channel can't take the abuse the suspension can now dish out.
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This might be a dumb question but how do you service the diff now?
The diff cover unbolts from the section and it should slide off even with the brake line in the way. At least I hope so. 
