garydan
1/2 ton status
Ok, so as some of you may know...since its been a couple months now. I've been working on updating the whole front end on my 85 K5. I've installed new Tuff Country 6" springs and installed a Dana 60 front end. Here is what it looks like right now:
The Dana 60 had come with shock tabs welded on the top of the axle and the stock tabs hacked off. I went back and forth and finally decided to use the tabs already installed on the axle. I went ahead and ordered some ford shock towers, hacked them up and installed one side. I ordered some shocks (12" travel... 17" collapsed... 29" extended according to specs). Knowing this I had made the gap between shock mounts at around 22-23" (somewhere in the middle of the travel).
All was well until I actually installed the shock I received tonight. My main question for the CK5 brotherhood is, what is the typical uptravel for a 6" Tuff Country front suspension?
Here are some pictures showing my dilemma. As you can see... there may be a potential interference with the steering arm at FULL compression. The way its setup now, I have potential contact with the steering linkage at over 5" of up travel. I do not yet have bump stops since I replaced the bump stops with these ford towers. I've currently only hacked up one ford tower because I was expecting some potential issues. So the passenger side is still a blank canvas.
The Dana 60 had come with shock tabs welded on the top of the axle and the stock tabs hacked off. I went back and forth and finally decided to use the tabs already installed on the axle. I went ahead and ordered some ford shock towers, hacked them up and installed one side. I ordered some shocks (12" travel... 17" collapsed... 29" extended according to specs). Knowing this I had made the gap between shock mounts at around 22-23" (somewhere in the middle of the travel).
All was well until I actually installed the shock I received tonight. My main question for the CK5 brotherhood is, what is the typical uptravel for a 6" Tuff Country front suspension?
Here are some pictures showing my dilemma. As you can see... there may be a potential interference with the steering arm at FULL compression. The way its setup now, I have potential contact with the steering linkage at over 5" of up travel. I do not yet have bump stops since I replaced the bump stops with these ford towers. I've currently only hacked up one ford tower because I was expecting some potential issues. So the passenger side is still a blank canvas.
