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Echobit flip still available????

pauly383 said:
Yes , too much angle at transfercase . They need to match , or you get vibes :

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Interesting....running the pinion straight at the differential decreases bind and the chance of snapping a joint or an ear on the shaft?

<----Still learning.
 
Bumping this one back to the top....

Pics to follow later.
 
Here are two rough brackets I made today. I'm just playing around to see what hits and fits.
The larger bracket won't allow shackle movement to the rear since it hits upon deflection.
The smaller bracket is closer to the Echobit and everything with the shackle will clear better once I get the holes punched. I'm going to redo the design of this bracket a little differently and it will be a little more closer in design to the Echobit.

I'm still drawing up more different designs. Give me some more time and I will get more pics as I do more.

Both of these pieces were punched out using the Piranha at work. I used a bench grinder to shape the radius edges. Finalizing plans will see these brackets cut out on the plasma cutting table at work.

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Oh yeah, I figured both brackets are in the 6" range to gain lift. I can make them in 5" if desired.
 
Six inch is good , will help offset the saggy spring guys , the added too much tube weight guys , and those of us who just carry too much weight and use the hardtop guys :thumb:
 
I'd definitely be in on a set of these, if you decide to make them.
 
sunnyc123abc said:
x2 .

Do you think it would be ok to use 1/4 thick steel instead of 3/8th?
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I'm using 1/4" thick material. Its plenty strong. 3/8" would be a little hard to bend on the Piranha.
As Pauly said, need a few testers to try them out. If they report back with bends, then will see what to do after that.
 
thatK30guy said:
I'm using 1/4" thick material. Its plenty strong. 3/8" would be a little hard to bend on the Piranha.
As Pauly said, need a few testers to try them out. If they report back with bends, then will see what to do after that.
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If you need a Daily Drive tester, I'll do it.
 
I've come to a little bit of a crossroad with the rear stock spring hangers.

It seems on the older trucks, the bottom bolt on the rear shackle center line to the very bottom of the rear bracket is around 2 1/8".
The newer trucks (not sure what year to call "newer") have around a 1 5/8" distance.

I can't make one flip and call it done as there will be a space under the flat part of the flip to the bottom of the bracket, only on the newer trucks if I make the crossbrace at 2 1/8". If I make the flips with the 1 5/8" space, they won't fit the older trucks at all.

I need some guys here to measure their trucks, tell me the number and what year the frame is. I need to determine whether I need to fab two different flips so they fit older and newer trucks.

I'm not sure if this all sounds clear, so if you don't understand, let me know and I will get a pic of the underside of my '87 K10 and the '74 K5 frame hangers.
 
I have a second 83 frame in the garage with no flip on it , and an 83 with the flip on it , let me see about some pics with a ruler in the pic .
 
OK , guess its no go in the garage . Looked and I remembered this is the pretty blue truck frame that Supersize had cut for a homemade flip , there is no center flat piece .

I took a couple pics anyway , but unsure if it turned out , wife is asleep and no one to hold camera or a light while I measured .

I eyeballed about 1.5 inches or so on each 83 though so my 83's are both probably 1 5/8 like you said for "older"

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Do you have to have the center bracket in the flip. I know it keeps the flip from moving, but i read somewhere that you don't need it. I thought the inner side of the bracket keeps it from moving.
 
sunnyc123abc said:
Do you have to have the center bracket in the flip. I know it keeps the flip from moving, but i read somewhere that you don't need it. I thought the inner side of the bracket keeps it from moving.
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I was planning to put that flat piece there and having a hole in the center of it so the installer can have the option of drilling a hole thru his stock hanger and tightening a bolt as an extra insurance to keep the flip from moving at all. Even if Echobit didn't have it, I may do it anyways and let the installer decide if they want to use the bolt or not.
 
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