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It's time to start making some changes.....

I'm committed now.....More pics later today.
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Wow maybe ill bring my 8 over so u can do the same thing to it.

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You know what would be awesome?? If you made a parts list and made measurements available to those who would like to duplicate this but aren't real smart with geometry... [emoji41][emoji851]


 
Looking good but I still ain't doing mine. LOL
Is that a 57 vette in the shop?
 
That one in the background is a 62. The boss man hoards C1 Corvettes though. I think he has 6 or 7 right now including an original 57 EFI car.. I swear that they multiply when you shut the lights off. 😆


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mysunnshine said:
That one in the background is a 62. The boss man hoards C1 Corvettes though. I think he has 6 or 7 right now including an original 57 EFI car.. I swear that they multiply when you shut the lights off. 😆


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Tell him he needs a ZR1 to go with those.
 
Here's what I'm shooting for. The 35's fit the wheel well perfectly.

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It'll get more clearance than in the pics. Without proper clearance, you get this-

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The coil springs are determined by the weight. The link lengths are determined by the values you put into the 4 link calculator to get the antisquat and an acceptable pinion angle change. Then you redo all of it four times because it has to "fit" into the area that you intended it it. You can get perfect numbers on paper but that doesn't mean that the upper links will clear the transfer case. Ask me how I know.....grrrrr

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Day 3...... So as expected, things never go without a struggle. After tacking, testing, cutting,(repeat 4 more times), I finally have the links where I want them and where they need to be. As it is right now, i have about 2.5" or so between the top of the tire and the wheel well when the upper link is on the underside of the body. The Ruffstuff axle truss I got just didn't work because of the height of the truss and the bracket on top of it was just too tall for a vehicle with a body(floor) running under 40" tires. I also did not like how the truss fit on the Ford 9" that I have. part was on the center section and the other side was on the tube. I ended up using a Rock Krawler truss which worked out fabulous. The lower link mounting let me get my up travel back fortunately. So I initially was going to run coil springs on this but reality has set in now. When the suspension is compressed, there is only about 2" between the underside of the frame and the axle tube. So once you get some spring mounts welded on the axle and the bottom of the frame, your 2" will be gone. Now add a coil spring which would be about 5" at coil bind, it just would not work. So now the decision has been made for me to install some coilovers. Welcome back to reality I guess.....
 
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