Nice pics. Are you going to correct the sag in the rear?
P.S. - I feel vindicated now for my earlier predictions.
No need to hit below the belt there Ethan. Old age hits us all. Though fairly early for young Greg. Guess we can call him old Greg now
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2000 GMT400 CREW CAB SFA SWAP-The Warden: Fuel leak fixed and awaiting surgery…
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The ultimate goal for this truck is tow duty/family camping trips/small offroad adventures.
No need to hit below the belt there Ethan. Old age hits us all. Though fairly early for young Greg. Guess we can call him old Greg now
But what about the older Greg? Do we call him the Ladder King @Greg72
How's your saggy ass gonna like that camper? What's that thing weigh?
I still remember the "It will be a couple inches over stock" discussion from back in July. I told Greg the front would be taller than the rear and that it would be several inches taller than stock. And he would not believe me.
You just wait and see Mr. Math
Well, Mr. OldGreg, I am waiting and seeing, and I expect a set of before & after measurements to see how wrong I am. But I'm still confident that you are much more than 2" taller than stock. Fess up those numbers!
Taking the rear blocks off and doing a shackle flip. That should correct all sagging, drooping, flappy butt issues.Nice pics. Are you going to correct the sag in the rear?
P.S. - I feel vindicated now for my earlier predictions.
@Truckman4life i am using my dads truck to pick it up.
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Have you done a weight check to see how flat the springs are going to be with the camper back there? You need to make sure you still have lots of travel room when you're finished.
Have you done a weight check to see how flat the springs are going to be with the camper back there? You need to make sure you still have lots of travel room when you're finished.
There will be plenty of room for travel. I am also getting helper bags for the rear. They will help with the load and also with stability.
I think my buddy has that same camper on his Ferd
Well, I got a Ferd axle. So maybe it was destined to be...
That's one neat SuperD̶u̶t̶y̶ Chevy that you have there...
Truck is looking killer man! A lot has happened since I last looked in here
Thanks dude. Drove great all week. No real issues so far.
Still waiting for a pic of how you ended up doing the steering...looking good otherwise. I think I need one like this someday.
I'll grab some pictures. Ended up having to build my own drag link. Went with GM drag link ends, and 1.5" 1/4 wall tubing. Had to put a slight 25* bend to clear the leaf spring. But everything else worked great.
They fit your pitman arm and the ford tie rod taper just fine?
Yep. I couldn't believe it either. I had some spare ones sitting around that had messed up threads. They slid right in perfectly.
Cool I was thinking I could come up with a ghetto crossover on my 10 bolt using a ford tie rod tube and build a drag link or something. Haven't really checked into it yet.
My springs being flat helps a lot though. I would imagine springs with an arch would be tough to use this setup.
Yeah prob need a pretty good bend in the draglink or a way dropped pitman arm.
Found this pic from the night of the test drive. This is where the leaf spring came in contact during a hard right turn. Put the 25* bend right there. I'll get a finished pic tomorrow.
