Back In the Saddle Again

[K5Devil]

next will be cross over steering since the new shock set up will allow for more stuff and droop. the drag link won't like that, the cycle of changes begins

yeah I’ve got all the crossover parts in carts online

 

[K5Devil]

Wheel clocked hard right plenty of clearance it looks like.

 

[Fastereddie]

Wheel clocked hard right plenty of clearance it looks like.
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Make sure you leave yourself enough room to get a thick impact socket on the upper ball joint nut.

 

[K5Devil]

I have about 1/2” clearance all the way around the nut just looks closer in the pics

 

[K5Devil]

 

[K5Devil]

Was able to flex enough to get my springs inverted. At 19.5” my leaf just goes inverted.

On the drop side that left me at 25.5” extended

My static is almost exactly 22”

 

[K5Devil]

These shocks are so shot I almost don’t even want to put them back on lol

 

[K5Devil]

I think the fox 11.1 or the ORD 11” billsteins

 

[K5Devil]

Actually the ORD 12” billsteins will give me 4” up travel and and 8” down which seems pretty decent.

The 14” shocks will only get me 1.5” of up travel.

 

[K5Devil]

Got the driver side finished tonight. Ordered the 12” ORD billsteins. Will button up the passenger side during the week.

 

[K5Devil]

Feel like a damn kid the week before Christmas waiting for these shocks.

Got my threaded high lift jacks which should be here Wednesday. That will allow me to get the blocks out of the rear and shackle flip installed this weekend.

Now that I can monitor my gas I can plan to be empty on Friday haha

 

[Wes Harden]

That's not hard empty tank in a square lol

 

[K5Devil]

That's not hard empty tank in a square lol

It is without a guage haha

 

[K5Devil]

Went ahead and ordered my rear shocks as well as a Billstein steering stabilizer.

 

[K5Devil]

Turning out pretty good.

 

[K5Devil]

Bout to take it for a test rip.

 

[K5Devil]

No issues. Didn’t get to flex it out though. But man, its like cruising on a cloud.

 

[K5Devil]

Close up of the clearance. With the shock boot removed I have 3” between drag link and 2.5” between the shock and steering arm at full lock to the right. I think it will run fine like this hopefully this weekend I can take it somewhere to stretch it’s legs.

 

[K5Devil]

Now I can feel everything wrong with the rear. Hopefully have that shackleflip installed not this weekend but next. Forgot to order bushings and greasable bolts.

 

[Jumppr]

Do you get any front/back movement in the top of the shock mount?