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Old Sep 26, 2021 | 05:15 PM
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Shock hoops roughed in

My progress at the moment.


Braces tacked up. At full droop I have 10 mm before the shock tops out. Too much?


As it sat, fresh on the springs
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Old Sep 27, 2021 | 04:03 AM
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Looks good. Check clearances flexing too, not just full droop. Because the shock mounts outside of the spring, when the pass side is stuffed, the driver side mount could be blow the full droop mark.

Just throwing this out there because your in a good spot to do it, its always a good idea to plate the frames before you weld the hoop on.
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Old Sep 27, 2021 | 08:15 AM
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Looks good. Check clearances flexing too, not just full droop. Because the shock mounts outside of the spring, when the pass side is stuffed, the driver side mount could be blow the full droop mark.

Just throwing this out there because your in a good spot to do it, its always a good idea to plate the frames before you weld the hoop on.
Ok, I did jack up under the opposite side's ubolts till it lifted the whole front but the measurement pretty much stayed the same. Maybe today I'll see if I can ratchet strap it as well to get any more spring compression out of it to double check.

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Old Jun 27, 2022 | 12:47 PM
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