Mid Travel BS 2.0

Yes, I still have the stock shackles.

I'll do shock relocation and shackle flip at some point. Maybe SUA too. Along with new shocks...

 

Overextend all the things..... I'm on my 3rd leaf pack in 2 years lol... hoping I can get a few years out of the dakars or Chevy 63s it is cause they're cheap as balls

 

Make sure you use a leaf pack designed for SUA or SOA, it'll save your springs.

 

Are you saying you have a shackle flip and are running through the 59" leaf packs quickly? I am thinking you would fair better with a custom Alcan pack or Chevy 63's But with Chevy 63's you might need to move your front mount forward. I seem to see that done on everyone that has done a SOA chevy 63" conversion.

 

The shackle flip is a new addition, along with the dakarssame I was using lesser packs before. Mainly Franken packs and aal etc... my truck is a fatty and I'm hard on it so well see how she holds up.... I like to load it up and wheel lol


I'm also not finished my rear setup dam 10" shocks aren't long enough

 

Nice!

 

@ARCHIVE is working on a new relocate kit. So more options on the way besides the BAMF or custom.

 

Didn't Pelfrybilt come out with a rear hoop relocate kit?

 

Nice I'll have to keep and eye open ... right now my thought is stuff the longest shock possible in there without cutting the bed much..and use bumps and bump spacers or whatever to keep them from bottoming out. The front is maxed unless I go LT or throw the ifs in the garbage lol...

 

They had one that used hydrobumps but it has since been removed from products.

 

may i ask why you need a new one? I replaced my driver side LCA and reused that piece. to my knowledge it only makes contact with the steering STOP knuckle to prevent the wheel from turning any more...? Am I wrong?

EDIT: and of course, attach to the bottom of the spindle haha

 

Look at @SMKYTXN build for his 63 swap. He is a flatbed but has a great write-up on it.

 

A thread I visit many times....

 

Running LSK lowers and they have a fabricated one, I bought dirt King lowers and the DKs use the OEM steering stop and I don't have them

 

Ah. I knew they weren't cheap so I never looked into them any further.

 

for those who have installed the TC LCAs, been seeing some people grind the steering stops and some dont. What did you do?

 

If you don't they will gouge your lowers, this is true with all lowers except for the Dirt Kings that have a steer stop plate on the LCA. I believe TC also requires some clearance to be ground off of the cup are around where the bolt goes through too for articulation clearance. Don't shy away from tak the time to do all of that now...it will suck to pull it all back apart later to do it when shits not working right.

 

Ground them off.

 

Grind them to little nubs

 

Ok. I'm going to drop the coilover out and cycle the suspension up and down for my bump stop height anyway so I'll check the droop and the cup for contact as well as grind the steering stops to little nubs.