1990 5.3 Jimmy

[Fastereddie]

Interesting, I didn't think they'd come up that far at all. Maybe I'll delay finishing the brace.

When I was cycling it, I believe the tubing of the upper links hit the body at the reinforcement first and the brackets on top of the axle were way up there.

I beat this part with a sledgehammer so it wouldn’t touch.



This is at ride height. They’ll come up 5” from here. You might be ok if your tubing is at the top part of the frame.

 

[rderosier]

When I was cycling it, I believe the tubing of the upper links hit the body at the reinforcement first and the brackets on top of the axle were way up there.

I beat this part with a sledgehammer so it wouldn’t touch.
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This is at ride height. They’ll come up 5” from here. You might be ok if your tubing is at the top part of the frame.
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Thanks for the reference, I've got it closer to the top so I think I may get away with it, I may still wait for mock to verify.

 

[Babaganoosh]

How much travel you looking to pull out of the rear? As much as I love links my rear 56” ord leads pull 14 with a 12 inch shock setup under the bed

 

[Fastereddie]

How much travel you looking to pull out of the rear? As much as I love links my rear 56” ord leads pull 14 with a 12 inch shock setup under the bed

It’s not for the travel, it’s for the axle control.

 

[rderosier]

It’s not for the travel, it’s for the axle control.

Yeah, this. I have 64's in the rear that flex for miles, it's the hop and axle craziness that kills me.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Have you tried a traction bar? It made a ton of difference on mine but I’m close to a 4 link

 

[rderosier]

Have you tried a traction bar? It made a ton of difference on mine but I’m close to a 4 link

Oh yeah, I have broke it off the axle twice, actually.
I don't have any kind of issue running leafs, I would probably be doing front links if I hadn't just put ORD springs on the front a year ago.
Links are just the next step in the evolution of things for me.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Completely understand if it wasn’t for I wanted travel numbers I would have linked it, also when I was gathering parts it was Covid time and king was a long ways out.

 

[rderosier]

Got a few little things today, guess the real work begins

 

[Gibby56]

That looks like a recipe for a great time!

 

[Tnsejed]

That looks like a recipe for a great time!

Sorry, couldn't help myself

 

[rderosier]

Some minor suspension upgrades

 

[Fastereddie]

Some minor suspension upgrades
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Oh yeah

 

[Tnsejed]

Looking good man!

 

[mrk5]

Nice!

 

[rderosier]

Wheel tubs

 

[Fastereddie]

Wheel tubs
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Got yoself a dragster!

 

[rderosier]

Got yoself a dragster!

Exactly what I said. As long as the flex fits

 

[mrk5]

You need to put a single seat in the middle.

 

[rderosier]

You need to put a single seat in the middle.

That's the plan actually