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03-09-2009, 06:23 PM
OK then. Check Air ride technologies. They make a bolt on kit for our trucks. Look at the gallery of member anaheim_drew. He has the kit on his truck and his truck is amazing!
http://www.ridetech.com/index2.html
http://www.ridetech.com/index2.html
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the front on our truck is tricky. I had gone in a couple different directions, but found the best to be using a steel lower control arm and modifying it to accept a bag bracket. you'll also have to fab a shock mount and pick the correct size shocks depending on your ride height. I used DJM LCA's and had to make a limit strap (a chain welded from the frame to the LCA to keep the shock from blowing apart at full height) I also made some hefty bag mounts to the frame in the area where the existing strut is mounted.
I'll be building a set of new LCA's and possibly upper control arms to clean up everything, but hope these pics help
this was my first setup with shocks which didn't work nearly as well as the bilsteins pictured above. these had too much leverage on them to create any dampening affect, but you can more clearly see how the bag is mounted
I'll be building a set of new LCA's and possibly upper control arms to clean up everything, but hope these pics help
this was my first setup with shocks which didn't work nearly as well as the bilsteins pictured above. these had too much leverage on them to create any dampening affect, but you can more clearly see how the bag is mounted
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03-10-2009, 10:17 PM
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search for "hillbilly deluxe build thread" and there should be a bunch of pictures there. unfortunately, i think that's all i have of the front end.
yeah, it's similar to an s-10 cup, only bombproof. 3.5x3.5x3/8" tube on the bottom and all 1/4" plate up top. you have to do your math, that's the worst part. with my setup, the upper ball joints are maxed out without pie cutting the upper control arms.
yeah, it's similar to an s-10 cup, only bombproof. 3.5x3.5x3/8" tube on the bottom and all 1/4" plate up top. you have to do your math, that's the worst part. with my setup, the upper ball joints are maxed out without pie cutting the upper control arms.