Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

First night run for the summer season and broke a main leaf..time to link . Trail fix using duct tape and a hose clamp to get back to camp..

 

I'd bring that upper link more perpendicular to the axle. Also, your lowers are too triangulated. Your instant center X-axis should be over and above the rear tire roughly. Also, I'm not sure how your panhard is so long. Mine is about 35". It's tough to fit a long panhard, especially one that is over 50" long.

 

Thanks for the tips Eric. I didn't have true measurements of the axle so I was basing it off of the shaft lengths for the time seeing as I had those at the time. I'll rework the numbers and see what I get.

Edit: getting the instant center x around wheel base length drives up the antidive to pretty high numbers 90% so should the instant center x be a little longer than wheelbase allowing the anti-dive to drop down lower in the 70s? Like so?

 

143" wheel base and i thought my shit was long at 131".

 

Dcsb stock wheel base is 141ish. Figure push the axle a couple forward to get away from the firewall a little

 

Make sure you push the steering box far enough foward. That was my goal but my wheel ended up just about in the stock location due to steering. And I mounted the steering box with it touching the sheet metal on the front. Now I rub the cab when turned and hitting abump....

 

And bring the rear forward. 128"

 

Thats the idea at least

You pushed the rear that far forward?

Guess it's unrealistic to keep my bedsides then? That's over a foot closer.

 

My 40's clear the cab by 2"

 

Yeah, 143 is about long enough to tow good.

 

Flat bed must be in the future then as well. Didn't think of that having to happen.

 

Tow??? I thought we where still talking wheeling. I know there are spots that being 131" wheel base has screwed me.

 

Just cracking a joke because my tow rig is 148" wheelbase (and most 4 door 6.5' beds are in that ballpark). Versus 143" for a not massive tire/power truck is long.

 

No idea what mine is but I'm glad I don't have a long bed. Btw new tow rig seeing how as a teenage girl decided that I didnt need my old one any more

 

30 spline birfs in stock 85 housings. I'm grinding a bunch to make them spin freely. Normal right?

 

Of course I can't leave anything alone so it's well on its way to 400 horse. Already has onboard air for the air bags and in cab controls for them.

 

Totally normal. Pain in the ass, especially if the housing is bent at all.

 

Thanks, I'll keep at it. I'm currently using a dremel. Is there a better tool for the job?

 

There are cone shaped grinding devices for peanut grinders

 

Damn If I didn't just buy a trailer i would of bought that set up for sure!