73 K20....crossmember time

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Ha found em

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Beauty! I dig it. Definitely have to incorporate a crossmember or 2 into it for my truck. Hmmm

 

[kgblazerfive]

Hey that looks just like how mine is.

I used the stock tank holders though

 

[blazinzuk]

Beauty! I dig it. Definitely have to incorporate a crossmember or 2 into it for my truck. Hmmm

Definitely better ways to do it. Those were a couple pieces of steel kicking around. It was a pretty good place too, left it there till I ditched the cab.

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Definitely better ways to do it. Those were a couple pieces of steel kicking around. It was a pretty good place too, left it there till I ditched the cab.

Yeah I like the way its mounted. I really like the tube crossmember. Thats the way to do it.

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

So I re measured the leaf springs...center to center is roughly 49.25" wtf? 2.5 inches wide...

 

[sreidmx]

I bet those are from something else.. Unless your measuring them not flat..

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Hmm. Im measuring center to center with the tape measure horizontal. Doesnt make sense to me. I really wish I knew what they were. They have some good arch to them and they dont seem crazy stiff like my last springs...

 

[K85 Octane]

measured along the arch?

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

measured along the arch?

Negative. I just measured them straight?

 

[K85 Octane]

Negative. I just measured them straight?

problem

 

[skunked]

Measure them along the arch

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

problem

Well sheeit. Maybe thats my problem. Operator error. Im going to measure them and huff more primer paint.

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Aduhh. They measure 52 after all! Wtf though...I thought its supposed to be center to center not including the arch? I swear thats how ive measured 56s...

 

[skunked]

Flat 56's? Sure.....

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Hmm learned a few things today! Just bought the crush sleeve eliminator from ecgs...13 bucks cheaper then anyone else.

Just need the install kit. I suppose a locker too lol. Seems like Detroit is the choice for the 14...

 

[blazinzuk]

Detroit or Grizzly. Pretty sure the lok rite uses the stock side gears. Which can be an issue and once you buy new side gears your at the price of a Grizzly or Detroit

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Detroit or Grizzly. Pretty sure the lok rite uses the stock side gears. Which can be an issue and once you buy new side gears your at the price of a Grizzly or Detroit

Yeah I definitely want to stay away from that for the rear. I think my 13 bolt has a gov bomb. Not sure though I need to recheck.

There so damn expensive. I may end up with a spool lol.

 

[blazinzuk]

If your not driving on the street much at all just get the spool. Or weld it or a mini spool

Street driving I would say rear tire wear is too great. IME it cuts tread life in half on a daily driver type rig

 

[wetoolowdingbangow]

Yeah I think thats the way to go for me. Im only about 200 miles deep into my guaranteed 40000 miles from pro comp lol.

Poly performance has a mini spool thats fairly cheap...

 

[blazinzuk]

If you have a gov lock your gonna need an open carrier to use a mini spool.