1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

your a boil steak lover stay away lmao no driving to cali just to do that seems backwards lol

same i love using my smittybilt 10k x20

 

Nor should you

 

^^^ this

 

Remember kids

 

Dont do it

 

going to get greasable leaf shackles as well i have the stock ones to going to get longer ones.

 

Why do you need longer ones?

 

something wrong with that? cause i was going to get the 4" ones there 0.5" longer then stock

 

Longer shackles aren't particularly great for the leafs, they alter the geometry and stress the leafs more at droop and can cause them to search faster on compression. Only reason you put longer shackles is a cheap way to correct hanger position or add lift. But it doesn't really help anything.

 

Or get 12” shackles mount over the frame and sua swap

 

I mean if your leafs call for it then by all means that's badass haha. Won't do any good for stock position stuff tho haha

 

Yeah thats what all the cool LT guys with deaver 62” do but they also have bed cages and 16”+ shocks

 

ah ok then i'll just get these

 

That energy suspension formula 5 grease is supposed to be one of the best. I used that on my spring/shackle bushings and greased the shackles with it. Messy as but if it prevents squeaks, no problem.

Anyone know what the max tire size the under bed spare holder can accommodate?

 

33s are pushing it but should fit if you chop the curves off the bar under there

 

copy - thx

 

ok after reading your write out @Speedytech7 im more than likely going to do the same thing as you did. and add the CBI frame reinforcements as well.

 

It's a decently elegant and affordable solution I think

 

I should mention that those 10" FOA shocks in my writeup are for sale if anyone is interested. I'll give any of you a great deal.

 

it is now the thing i need to look at is the bumpstops part. i can hopefully keep my lower shock mounts i welded in all ready and use the pipe method like you did. if not oh well get longer ones. but that should be easy compress the main leaf and measure before the shock bottoms out and there we go. and add some buffer space for the shocks for like you said extra compresion from the bumpstops.