Passenger side tire/wheel at the upper limit of bounce, against bump stop. There is a LOT of wheel travel here.
With hub against bump stop, distance between shock mounts is 9-1/2 inches. Compressed shock is 9-3/8. Will probably put some spacers under the bump stop just for the heck of it so the shock will not bottom out no matter what.
Decided to cut out the old rear LCA mounts just to beef up the mounts a little bit. More pictures later. Half done and still dirty. A little trimming, cleaning, sandblasting and truck bed paint, new SS bolts and it'll be brand new!
Rear LCA pivots and bottom plate modified to add some strength to the LCA mounts. Cut out the sections from the original stamped metal housing. 1/19/2013
Guess I'll have to touch up that yella paint. The spring compressors took their toll on the lovely paint job.
Guess I'll have to touch up that yella paint. The spring compressors took their toll on the lovely paint job.
Worked out pretty fine ! As wonderful as the Snow White crossmember/torque arm kit is, there is no provision to mount brake lines or return springs for the emergency brakes. Problem solved in the next pictures that I post.
You can tell what I cut out of the original stamped steel housing to make the parts in the previous few pictures.
Made the brake line bracket to mount on upper shock mount. Had to narrow it by 8-1/2 inches and move the brake line interface fitting inward by 1 inch to clear the torque arm bolt on the driver's side. Tabs welded on for emergency brake springs. Twisted a little loop in the main line to take up the 5-1/2" narrowing (4-1/4" plus moving bracket about an inch inward). The weld is about three inches from the center on the left side. You can see the little notch that kinda "burned through" on the weld. Oh, well, it's under the car, right?
With hub against bump stop, closest potential interference is the lower control arm to the bottom of the brake caliper. About 1/4 inch clear.
The notch and gusset to allow clearance for hub housing to hit the bump stop.
Wheel assembly lifted up to the bump stop to show how it all fits.
VIDEO !.... IT WORKS ! ! !
The PROBLEM SOLVED ! Axle rubbing on the front sping. Do you see that big washer on the rear shock mount on the right of the screen. For some dumb reason, I didn't put one of those washers on the front shock mounts, so the rubber got squished in and the shock/spring was tilted toward the rear of the car, hitting the axle. JUST SHOOT ME !
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