79 K5 Prerunner "Lucy"

[sreidmx]

I'm learning too, it's fascinating to me because it's a pretty rudimentary concept but nets stupid wheel travel, if my steering is spot on I might be in the mid 20s up front!! Guess it's a good thing I have stupid long shocks.
The other weird thing is the wheel recessing into the wheel well to the crease on the body and dropping 20 inches from there does not look like a lot! It's very deceiving to look at because the wheel looks like it doesn't travel far but for a stock k5 the wheel never gets into the wheel well vertically. Only under articulation. Looks like a dang low rider bottomed out.

 

[Deuling]

The steering setups is what scares me away from it. The beam stuff doesn't seem all that difficult as long as you get all your angles correct.

 

[sreidmx]

The steering is literally matching the angles of the beams, and there is a relay rod from the box to the swingsets. I am going to do my best to not over complicate it. I have seen a few times guys getting straight tie rods. Trial and Error and cycling it a million times.

 

[sreidmx]

I'll just leave this here.

 

[Deuling]

Ricer camber???

Lol jk. Badass. Are mounts tacked in? Or is stuff just hanging.

 

[82355]

Are you going to run those 36" military tires?

Martin

 

[sreidmx]

Dueling lol it does have a crapload of camber, 4 degrees, I probally will build the brackets to be adjustable for this, because the street needs almost none and the dirt likes a lot of camber it might be nice to have that adjustment.
And Martin those are actually "new" wrangler rt non military 31s they came with the wheels I got, they're God knows how old but good enough for a mockup. The wood is there for setting the height of the hub where a 35 would normally sit.

 

[sreidmx]

Please ignore my poor tube bending skills, it was my first time ever using one.

Like I said rough mockup, I needed to see if the beams will clear the mounts and at what angle they needed to be at. I just wasted some tube to find this out, I also may have to go with 1.75x.120 for reason of tube adapters are impossible to find that fit a 2 inch .120 tube. Plus this stuff bends pretty hard even in the hyd bender.

Rear view, 89 inches up front not sure on rear but that's where it looked good.

Ride height but with a tiny tire.

Sorry for the crappy pics I forgot my laptop and the Nikon. I'll bring it with me on Thursday.

 

[sreidmx]

Trying to show the offset in the beam mounts.

They're not perpendicular to the frame. I'll measure the angle once I get the permanent stuff built. Last night once I discovered the tube wasn't going to work I just played with the bender and got it as close as I could, then tacked up the mount via eyeball laser accuracy, the guns are on centerline but the beams are not.

Iron workers are awesome!

 

[jekquistk5]

Looks great. Get the mig out and fill those holes in the frame

 

[sreidmx]

I actually plan to do that! I only have the flux core at the shop right now so I have to move the mig and tig over when we start the major stuff, I'd like for this to be as clean as possible so when painted it will look really good, I only wish I had gotten a pressure washer to it before I removed the axles..

 

[sreidmx]

screen cap

 

[Deuling]

Fun things!!!


I have the urge to build something.

 

[sreidmx]

I was pretty happy last night because I actually got the bender to do what I was visualizing. It seems the I beams lend themselves to a decent amount of leeway. I don't see any issues with the mounts or the locations, it just so happens that the steering Pittman is in line with the beam mount, this requires me to only have one swinger, which makes it awesome because there are half the parts to deal with. If i can get the Mig up there to the shop Ill probably have these at least tacked in their final lengths and will really be able to see where I will have room for the radius arms and what lengths to have them.

 

[sreidmx]

Played around with the passenger side, Bumped it out.



It wont have this much uptravel obviously, I am trying to get an Idea if Ill be able to have straight tie rods or not.




The driver or rear most tube is going to be part of the final product, I actually got this one bent how I want it.





Prepping the beam end and fill plate.







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[Greg72]

Played around with the passenger side, Bumped it out.

Big flex is easy. Clearance is hard!

-G

 

[sreidmx]

Yea tell me about it! I saw a measurement on my whiteboard. The solid axle compressed was 18.5 inches from the edge of that fender. Hahaha now it's 2inches. I think I gained up travel! the fiberglass should provide the clearance needed. Until then a cutoff wheel might have to do.

 

[Deuling]

Just pull the front clip.

Thats what the cool kids do.


I always liked Neals truck way more when he didnt have the front clip on.

 

[truck-oholic]

Just pull the front clip.

Thats what the cool kids do.


I always liked Neals truck way more when he didnt have the front clip on.

This is proof positive that running without a hood is a gateway drug. First you say "oh who needs a hood anyway" and then next thing you know you are like "eh front clips are overrated"

 

[Deuling]

This is proof positive that running without a hood is a gateway drug. First you say "oh who needs a hood anyway" and then next thing you know you are like "eh front clips are overrated"

I liked neals truck without a front clip long before I removed my hood