nevada-I wont be running wheel spacers (IFS hubs), so Its actually just narrower than a stock 85 axle with 2" wheel spacers that everybody and their brother runs, So I should be fine.
Brif- Thats the plan! I should have pics of it together after the weekend.
nevada-I wont be running wheel spacers (IFS hubs), so Its actually just narrower than a stock 85 axle with 2" wheel spacers that everybody and their brother runs, So I should be fine.
Brif- Thats the plan! I should have pics of it together after the weekend.
I hope it works out for you.
its hard to tell but by that pic, it looks like the center line of the tire is going to be way outside the trunions.
I have this going on with my truck. im running very deep backspaced wheels, the scrub is terrible, steering effort is HIGH, and being spooled, turning sucks. it pushes badly.
Heres some comparison pics. These are RuffStuff 7/8th hemis vs the stock 85 tierods.
Mock up.
Going to notch the frame for the bolt. I got it to sit a little tighter, but the overall length of the hemi with the misalignment spacers and bolt is pretty long..
Had to take just a hair off each washer to get the calipers to sit perfect, and they JUST barley clean the inside of the 15" rim. . Tierod is done, but waiting for one joint to come in before I can finish up the drag link.
'My needle always settles between west and southwest. The future lies that way to me, and the earth seems more unexhausted and richer on that side.' - Thoreau, sort of.
brifri- I had to cut out the back of the core support, but the front is still there.
Got my tanning booth set up
Got the frame finished and boxed on all sides and mounted the steering box.
Like a glove.
And the other side. I trimmed the smaller spacer on the drivers side for more up travel but didnt do this side because I didnt need to, but it looks pretty goofy being so tall. There is about 1/8th of an inch between the hemis at the closest point. Plenty of room!
Front had 2ish inches more to droop, other side can go up about another inch. Ill get final travel measurements tomorrow so I can figure out what I need for shocks.
Looks great Hyde. Flexes good. Did you flex it to see if the sector shaft hits at full stuff? I'm trying to decide on my placement, and whether it's worth notching frame.
Looks great Hyde. Flexes good. Did you flex it to see if the sector shaft hits at full stuff? I'm trying to decide on my placement, and whether it's worth notching frame.
Flexed it out a little better last night with the help of the excavator. Looks like the 12" shocks will work fine for me. Pitman arm clears the frame/springs fine, but the draglink starts to hit the frame on the pass frame rail just after the leafs start to go negative, so instead of notching the frame, Ill just bumpstop it and call it good. The drivers spring hit the bottom of the hemi before the tierod hits the frame, so im going to try grind down the mis alignment spacers a little more, so I should be good there too.
The chevies dont flex as well as I would have liked, but there is no weight back there so ill wait a bit before looking for a different set of springs.
Intake is a little wonky, but it cleaned up the engine bay, which is what I was after.
Front shock mock up. They are the 12" ford shocks with ford shock towers. Set for 3.5" up travel and 8.5" down. Should be plenty of travel.
Finished pic, Bumpstop is some small daystar (or something) on the spring plate, and bumps against the frame, just before the tie rod hits it.
Rear shock setup. Same Ford shocks and towers, but cut the towers down to fit.
Made a square shaft out of 2 single joint yokes. Used 2.5" Receiver tubing (no inside seam) and some 2" .25 wall tube for the inside part. It required re drilling the mounting pattern on the t case output, but wasnt a big deal. . (more angle than a clearanced CV joint, 42 vs 35) And took it for a drive!
I need to get a small piece of gas line tomorrow after work, but expect some action shots soon, and plans are now being drafted up for a bed/cage