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79 Blazer Smash 2.0

79 Blazer with a few modifications
Shackle angle ? Hmmmm yellow is kinda normal, white is softer and red is on the verge of collapse. Yeah I’m going with red.

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My shackle is pretty close to the yellow angle, it works good and rides smoothly. No science here, it just where it landed after moving the upper hanger forward (by pivoting it on the front lower rivet/bolt hole).

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My shackle is pretty close to the yellow angle, it works good and rides smoothly. No science here, it just where it landed after moving the upper hanger forward (by pivoting it on the front lower rivet/bolt hole).

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Looks proper, what springs did you choose?
 
Towers are not done yet but the fender wells are getting close. Didn’t see a need to make the tower boxes removable because of access on the outside. Those pans cost 12$ each and saved a bunch of time. I’m going to have to Frankenstein the last part at the bottom but that’s it. The shock I’m using for mock up is a 14” travel pro comp fully extended. At full extension it is as long as my 16” Fox 2.5 at 6” uptravel.

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Gonna have to steal your shock mounting method for the rear!!!
 
Gonna have to steal your shock mounting method for the rear!!!
Those tall towers will twist up the frame pretty quick if they are not braced to each other. The easy thing to do is run a bar across to them. I’m going to brace them by going down and across the bottom of the fuel cell and tie it all into a fuel cell skid plate.
 
Those tall towers will twist up the frame pretty quick if they are not braced to each other. The easy thing to do is run a bar across to them. I’m going to brace them by going down and across the bottom of the fuel cell and tie it all into a fuel cell skid plate.
I am thinking of attaching to my cage instead of frame.
 
I am thinking of attaching to my cage instead of frame.
That would be my first choice. Since I made those nice wheel tubs I don’t want to pierce them with a hole.
 
Oh yeah, licensed and insured. I drive it some, it’s fun. I just haven’t had it out wheeling in a couple of years. A mud park has opened up pretty close this year so I’m going to look in to a bikini top so we don’t get rained on. :rotfl:
 
got an opportunity to give back to some of the people who work tirelessly all year to volunteer on the Rubicon Trail. This truck broke the frame in half at the shock towers so I fixed that and tied everything into the rollcage so it won’t happen again.

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