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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 12:54 AM
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Are they for a long travel setup or can they be made for more of a small lift like say 3" max?
 
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 12:55 AM
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sorry they are so big, they actually came off my iphone. These are not on my truck but are very similar to what I want to make, however I want to use a slightly smaller angle to keep the arms a little narrower where they are close to the rim, apparently on one of the trucks they rub the wheel because it has the wrong offset I guess
 
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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If someone is running a spindle lift with these i don't think it will be much of a problem. the increased track width should space them out far enough to keep from rubbing.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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no they are not long travel, eventually that is my goal but for now I figure I think I can build these for a few hundred dollars and its about time to replace my originals anyway. Would basically allow you to run a slightly larger coil spacer and still adjust for the camber with the heims instead of messing around with alignment cams and stuff. Also a uniball would be much stronger, to the point where you are going to break the bolt (will def run grade 8 or better) or possibly the spindle even.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 01:03 AM
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they are running spindles and so am I...I think those are lift spindles in that pic too
 
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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I'm definetly interested in these. how soon do you think you will start making these?
 
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Yeah I have 12" wide wheels and I wouldn't want them rubbing. I'm definitely interested as well if you can come up with something that will work. If your really serious about making them, please let me know.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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I think Im gonna build myself a set first and figure out what it actually costs and then if they turn out good I might be able to make a few more sets...will be prob a month or two before I actually tackle though, but Ill def let ya know!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 02:12 AM
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yeah my current balljoint and control arm setup should last until jan. Hopefully you can figure something out by then. I'm just ready for 3 more inches of suspension lift and a 3" body lift. 10" lift on my 2wd should be pretty nice! lol
 
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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I can't wait till I'm at 13 and 38s haha
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 04:03 PM
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Ordered the new uppers today. Gonna be going for that cali look for a little while with a lot of lift and not as big tires. Oh well should look sick with the rake in the front and an extra 2 inches.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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What uppers did you go with?
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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The link that Jake put on here. I guess they are Springtech or Canuck Motorsports from what it says. I'm interested to see if it will be Doetsch though. Either way I know both have good quality products. I'll put some pics up when I receive them.
 
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