MaK92-4RnR

yeah, I dont get how it says Porsche boots on custom axles...? what custom axles and what is the part # of the boots? lol

I think Im just gonna do it how i mentioned above.

Im gonna give ray a call later, He mentioned he took the kit off in a hurry, so I think maybe he might have forgotten to take the centerlink and tie rod extensions off

If I can get ahold of the centerlinks and tie rod extensions. This'll clear alot of it up

camo31_10.50

mmm Nate's long travel is sounding better and better everyday LOL!!!

MaK92-4RnR

haha yeah, Im just gonna try and get this to work. it should be fine though. I think my idea will work without ruining anything on my truck.

BlazeN8

If you can find the centerlink thats the most important piece in the whole kit. Creating a forging is not an option. If you cannot find the tie rod adjusting sleeves I can have some custom ones turned on the CNC lathe. Its just an adjustment to the program. I have the proper taps and tooling.

Make sure you read the entire manual, and follow the installation proceedures. Verify the parts list.

BlazeN8

What if I went with 23.5mm OME T-bars?Stock is 22.8mm, 0.7mm isn't much!
1.5 BJ spacers? No, the Rancho UCAs give an additional 3" of droop, which is allready pushing it, another 1.5"is too much.
Stock CV joints? That fine, or find some Downey slip yoke axels. I'd sell mine for $300.
stock tie rods Its the tie rod "adjusting sleeves" and "centerlink" you replace on this kit not the "tie rod ends"
Stock upper and lower ball joints? Do you have any other choice? Mega travels out.... Uni-ball conversion is costly.
idler arm truss Definitly
didn't use the drop brackets and diff drop? Not without custom CVs
I could go with a diff drop from 4crawler. and only lose 1" up front, rather than 3"? Not without custom CVs
Iamsuperbleeder did it this way, and so did the guy I quoted earlier ( but he also had the custom CV joints and such so didn't use any sort of diff drop ) Well blame him if something doesn't work, I tried to talk you out of this.
Iamsuperbleeder mentioned he has 10-11" of travel, which is still perfectThats what Downey publicized, I'll buy it!

Good luck! I'm checking e-mail after this so I'll send you the manual in a few.

Teuf

Blaze Question do you sell the upper arm gusset in a kit?

MaK92-4RnR

Thanks for the info Blaze. and Thanks for the emails.

Im going to talk to Ray sometime to see if he has the centerlink and tie rod extensions. like I said, he told me he was in a hurry when removing the kit. its not a big deal. but basically if I can get that centerlink and tie rod extension i'd have everything.

Van Cour

might as well sas lol

Teuf

Well i'm gonna sas soon but this post makes me nervous.

BlazeN8

Teuf,

The gussets I scabbed onto the Rancho arms were thrown together from scrap pieces of plate and angle I had left over from other projects. Adding some gussets to your Rancho arms should be a snap compared to SAS. Anyway, inspect your arms and if your not seeing cracks in the areas I pointed out your probably ok. I don't want to scare you Rancho guys, when mine failed I had just finished up a week of pre-running the baja 250. Repetitive pounding through whoops mile after mile is what did it. Who knows what the guy who owned the arms before me was doing?

Teuf

Well as i noted b4 my upper arm failed, just in the spot you indicated on the T bar side, and at that point i did not wheel much. But thanks for the info, sounds like a project i could enjoy. Vielen Dank

BlazeN8

Did you buy the Rancho kit new or used? If you bought it used there is no telling what the previous guy did. The Rancho UCS can be built up to work decent. A coil over conversion is really the way to go with the way the Rancho UCAs. That way the upper arm is just controlling the up and down arch path and not supporting the weight of the vehicle. The problem is there just isn't enough room to add a coil.

iamsuperbleeder

lol


I dunno about SAS myself

but if I keep reading these responces, I may end up reinstalling my stock UCA's aftering clearancing them for the BJ spacers, OR just ordering some LCA's from you Nate, along with the hardware for the UCA's, and using your LT kit


MAYBE...

MaK92-4RnR

Just got some good news. Ray forgot to take the Centerlink and Tie Rod extensions off the previous truck, so yes! he has them whew, what a relief...! I should have this kit on when the weather clears up here in cali. Today was a nice day, but I had work :/

Teuf

I must have looked at my upper arms 20 times in the last 5 days, Mak92 if you want a hang let me know.

Teuf

I need to get out of the house.

MaK92-4RnR

haha yeah. I still need to get ball joint spacers, torsion bars and the coils. which I should be ordering those over the weekend.

camo31_10.50

LUCKY! lol i'm pulling a motor in the cold ice storm that's hitting oklahoma right now :/

MaK92-4RnR

pull it into your garage... I'll be doing my front end rebuild, front and rear lift, and a couple other things in my garage... i got 2 1/2 weeks before I get kicked out of the garage haha

BlazeN8

Mark,

Again Ball Joint Spacers with Rancho UCAs is redundant. Rancho UCAs give 3" of droop and BJs almost 2". 3+2=5. Five inches of droop is way too much. Even if you use the Rancho 3" diff drop brackets or some type of custom CV axel shafts- the angle of the CVs and the amount of plunge attainable is too much. Also the ball joints and tie rod ends will be beyond their working limits and will bind, break, and wear prematurely. If you look at the pictures, from what's his name, you will see some huge droop stops that are essentially negating the BJ spacers purpose.

Blazen8