chevy 63" long springs in the back with mixed stock rear/stock front leaves in the front... no blocks, no longer shackles... time for new tires



heres a pic of 14" travel shocks + mounting



kelly

 

what size tires are you going to fit under here? 33s? 44s?

 

im thinking about soem brand spanking new 35" mt/r's

 

quess its about time to change the avatar!

 

It looks like you need a u-bolt flip kit for the rear springs too.

 

yea i know i looked for one locally, right now i have the ubolts long enough so i can run a 1 inch block but im going to get a flip kit if i decide to run more than that.

kelly

 

those shocks look way too long...

 

they wont be whne i throw an inch block on there... i designed them to run with a block

kelly

 

ok, now, it appears that your double shackle in the rear is resting on the framerail. may i ask why? and if it is, did you put any kind of bumpstop on it?

 

Look awesome kelly!! Hope you're havin fun back in az.

 

yea that is the double shackle set up and its kiind of where the old hanger was... no bumpstop... whats wrong with how it is. it doesnt make any noise when i hit bumps so yea..

kelly

 

you dont need the bump stops on the double shackles, but it will quiet it down a lot when it folds back downafter being extented. I would suggest that you come up with some kind of bump stop to keep from bending the chevys where they will come in contact with the frame right behind the front mount.thats just my .02 since ive been there and done it.

 

alright thanx for the advice

kelly

 

My thoughts exactly. Looks like there is about 8 inches between frame and spring for available stuff but only 2 inches of shock left before it won't stuff anymore. Adding a 1 inch block will change that deficit to 3" rather than 2 but that still leaves 5 inches of lost stuff potential.

This current setup should droop for days but when one side droops the other needs to stuff just as much. This will lead to nearly all the weight carried by the rear axle going to the stuff side shock mounts.

I've got $2 on a shock mount being the first thing to break when you try to flex it. Any takers?

 

Shocks are at ~45°, so 1" of shock travel = 2" of suspension travel. Not quite that bad but I still think they will bottom out before the bumpstops hit.

 

yes, shanes thinking is exact since they are at 45" angel 2" is = 1".... i can always remount them if i have a problem, but when i get new tires and throw an inch, inch 1/2 block in i think i'll be ok

kelly

 

oh and btw those are the old bumpstops for the stock rear springs... not for the chevies

kelly

 

Schweeeeeeeeet