Aka-sissybar...wth is a sway bar!
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'84 K5 Build (Midlife Crisis)
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- four link magnum tire carrier
Working on some c.a.d. templates for my upper shock mount area.
I will be able to run two crosstie bars between them above the frame to lock it all together.
I will be able to run two crosstie bars between them above the frame to lock it all together.
I like that design. Window it!
David
David
Dropped the fuel tank for access to stuff and remove this ol guy. Nice fault line there haha.
I guess they didn’t want to put 2 more rivits in
I guess they didn’t want to put 2 more rivits in
little more progress today
Do you remember those truck classes way back, heavy metal, mini metal and stock?
Yes they do, thank you!
These little guys are the shiznit. Cleans that gooey black frame crap off real good and doesn’t clog up like the roloc or sanding pad ones.
I used something similar to strip the K10 frame on the new build. Worked great for the built up crap, surface rust and paint.
Going to need to get some of those
Some things came in today that should facilitate progress...
So dumb question for the uneducated to four links/coils. I get not wanting to poke the shocks through the floor. How much less travel are you giving up by staying under the floor?
That’s not a dumb question. But it’s a relative one. I should actually be gaining about 2” more travel than I had before and it worked really well then. But like you asked, if I was willing to go through the floor, I could probably go to a 16” shock and get about 4 more inches. I REALLY REALLY had to make myself stick to my beliefs on this no floor cutting.
I chopped up a super clean shortbed back in my early 20’s because I got bit by the racetruck bug. I always regretted that. When I started building this one I promised myself I wouldn’t do that to this one.
Yesss! I really lucked out on the shocks. Was expecting to have a 6-8 wk. wait from King as usual. But the “Offroad” gods we’re shining with these 12’s in stock!
I can totally respect the aspect of not cutting. Plus all the usable space you had in the back evaporates pretty quickly. Looks totally trick though and I can only imagine how it's going to soak up the rough stuff now.
Hotness. And good call on keeping the bed floor intact.
David
David
