91 K5 -Procrastination Build - bikini top!

[nvrenuf]

ya'll should have called me, mine is just sitting there

I still haven't put tires on it so there's always next time.

 

[nvrenuf]

I borrowed a friends ramp so play with this weekend. I've never flexed it on anything so I was curious how it'd do, not crazy but it's not stiff either. This also allowed me to measure for a front driveshaft.

 

[bad larry]

Looks good!! Happy New Year! I love that blazer!!!
Excellent fender trimming btw...

 

[nvrenuf]

Looks good!! Happy New Year! I love that blazer!!!
Excellent fender trimming btw...

Thanks! Happy New Year to you as well!

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

did you do any more trimming to the core support? and what are the plans for the driveline?

 

[nvrenuf]

No trimming yet but I plan to cut the lower lip off of the core support this weekend.

Not sure on the driveshaft. I expected today to show a larger range of motion for a front shaft, I only saw about 3.5-4" of travel on the ramp. Seems too small, maybe I'm not seeing the full range on the ramp.

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

wow, I would have figured with your suspension set up it would be more. did you measure for shocks too?

 

[nvrenuf]

Well I don't really have shock mounts yet but I did measure axle to frame at all 4 corners while ramping it.

 

[82355]

My shaft has a stock slip yoke.

Martin

 

[Kay86K5]

Every time I see this rig, I want 43's...bad!!!

 

[nvrenuf]

Well, the more time goes by, the disappointed I am in the ramp results. I stopped from going further to keep the springs from inverting, what you see is where the compressed springs were flat. I guess it could have gone further but I plan on setting bump stops where they're flat so what's the point. I'm trying to find access to a forklift to better test the droop.

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

how are you running your hydro assist John? tapped box or caps?

 

[Deuling]

I thought the rule of thumb for the rti ramp was to run it up until the opposite corner tire just starts to pull off of the ground...

 

[nvrenuf]

how are you running your hydro assist John? tapped box or caps?

I've got a Diy4x tapped end cap and I tapped the top cap myself.

 

[nvrenuf]

I thought the rule of thumb for the rti ramp was to run it up until the opposite corner tire just starts to pull off of the ground...

I did run the truck up the ramp forward until the same side rear tire began to lift so what you see in the pics is max'd for the ramp. It was also at this point that the rear springs were just beginning to go negative. When we ran it up the ramp backwards, I stopped it when the front springs were flat. It would have gone further (don't know how much) but I didn't want to take a chance on bending the springs.

As stated, I do think there's droop not seen yet.

 

[Deuling]

Gotcha.

Well as a suggestion, make your bump stops adjustable somehow. If you can adjust them up or down some, then you can always tweak things a bit later on. I wish I would have done that on the front of mine, I set mine low, and im missing out on a good inch of up travel. (kinda hard to move air bump cans that are welded to the frame up 1" lol)

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

sweet I was hoping you were running your hydro that way, I may have to come take a look when you get it done

 

[nvrenuf]

A couple more of the same type of pics but this time with a forklift.





Hi steer installed and steers like a dream!



Gratuitous side shot showing ride height and rear end placement (3" back).

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

so how do the numbers look John? and is your axle seal leaking?

 

[nvrenuf]

The spot on the ground is coolant. Without the fender wells in I don't have a reservoir so it dribbles some from the overflow tube at the cap. It's not really that much, coolant pools up in the bottom lip of the core support so when he lifted the left tire it all ran out on the ground.

The numbers are surprisingly low, the driveshafts total range of motion is only about 4". No fancy long slip stuff here.