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very cheap maby do it you self crossover streeing?

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damnit you are not getting it......well what am I thinking, if you REALLY want to do this and do it right you will just notch the leaf springs for clearance.

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Is all that necessary? You guys are brutal!
 
I'm sorry that was a bit harsh. I do apologize but I'd be nicer but it was explained like 5 times and he came back with the same response each time. SOme thing about high steer no one was talking about.
 
And Wasted Wages, do I take it that your draglink goes to a steering arm on top of your knuckle? If so you have a steering setup that is not exactly like that as you stated. As far as I can tell you are running a 2" spacer block underneath a standard Dana 60 crossover arm and you have heim joints instead of TREs. Am I correct? The issue with heims is, they don't have as much angularity as TREs and require constant maintenence. On a setup designed for it(as it would seem you have) it will work. Just need to lube them often then. BUt I sure as heck wouldn't want a 2" spacer block under my arm.
 
Sled Dog, good job with the picture, like they say, a pictuire is worth a 1000 words, and we were getting close to that. Now if this guy ends up notching his leaf springs, you've got yourself to blame!

Wasted Wages, do you have a picture of your set up? This is getting a bit confusing. I can't figure why you would have a block on top of the steering arm on the passenger side if your draglink and tierod goes to the tierod fitting on the passenger side like the link above shows.

Thanks,

Eric M.
 
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Wasted Wages, do you have a picture of your set up? This is getting a bit confusing. I can't figure why you would have a block on top of the steering arm on the passenger side if your draglink and tierod goes to the tierod fitting on the passenger side like the link above shows.

Thanks,

Eric M.

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Like I said I think the only similarity he has to these setups is he uses heims instead of TREs. Otherwise it sounds like(easily could be wrong, picture is worth a 1000 words) he has the standard arm with a 2" block under it.
 
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do I take it that your draglink goes to a steering arm on top of your knuckle? If so you have a steering setup that is not exactly like that as you stated. As far as I can tell you are running a 2" spacer block underneath a standard Dana 60 crossover arm and you have heim joints instead of TREs. Am I correct?

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I guess I didn't make that very clear in my post,the only reason for the block is to take some angle out of the drag link.

I guess I overstated things when I said mine was "Exactly"
the same,,,I was refering to the statement that was made about not working on full size trucks.

I will try to post some pic's later,,

BTW,,,Whats the deal with the spacer why is it so "BAD"???? /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
 
The spacer is bad because it puts additional stress on the studs and people have had them shear before. There is no reason to use a spacer anyway.
 
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people have had them shear before

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Anyone on this site had this happen on a D60 ??
Just wonderin',,,,,
 
Rene had em snap in Moab last year on his, not sure if he had a spacer but I'm sure he didn't enjoy the rain while he repaired it.
 
Yes. Someone posted up a video about a year ago that involved removing studs from a Dana 60 knuckle.

There is no reason for a spacer on a Dana 60 anyway.
 
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Rene had em snap in Moab last year on his, not sure if he had a spacer but I'm sure he didn't enjoy the rain while he repaired it.

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Rene doesn't have crossover steering.
 
Wasted, how much lift you runnin'? I'm guessin' you're at 10" or over to need a block on the passenger steering knuckle. I can see the advantages of that - trying to eliminated some of the angle. Do you do a lot of heavy wheelin' or mostly street?

Eric M.
 
8" lift,,all springs no blocks,,no shackle flip
The drag link actually goes over the springs.
the block under the steering arm helps clearance.

I do mostly mud running and trails,nothing radical due to the 2-750's don't like much angle.

I just posted a bunch of pics to my webshots so click the link and have a look.

BTW,,, I HATE "MALL CRAWLERS"
I try to keep my truck streetable,but I do mud it as often as I can. /forums/images/graemlins/peace.gif /forums/images/graemlins/peace.gif /forums/images/graemlins/peace.gif /forums/images/graemlins/peace.gif
 
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do I take it that your draglink goes to a steering arm on top of your knuckle? If so you have a steering setup that is not exactly like that as you stated. As far as I can tell you are running a 2" spacer block underneath a standard Dana 60 crossover arm and you have heim joints instead of TREs. Am I correct?

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Yes, /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

I guess I didn't make that very clear in my post,the only reason for the block is to take some angle out of the drag link.

I guess I overstated things when I said mine was "Exactly"
the same,,,I was refering to the statement that was made about not working on full size trucks.

I will try to post some pic's later,,

BTW,,,Whats the deal with the spacer why is it so "BAD"???? /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

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Hey, I showed my G/F your truck, she wanted somethign and I said "only if you buy me this".











She said your truck was cute. /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif
 
CUTE ?????????????? /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif
It's been called a lot of things but never that,,,,,
 
Damn, I guess you're not at a lack for power! Based on what was said above, I'm guessing you need the block because you can't get as much angle out of the heim joint as with a draglink end.

The dogs are cute, the rig is mean!

Eric M.
 
sorry for all the confusion honestly i just was not thinking right and am not a genuse on steering and was only looking to save some green!
 
extremely tuff truck you have there
I have 10" springs and crossover
you do not need the block in there but you do need to twist that arm
any signs on yours of contact on that hiem?
looks close to bind at rest much like mine did prior to twisting the arm
 
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