Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

No problem man, glad I could help! One question, how come you didn't just go with 250/300?

Sounds about right on the rate there too. The springs just have to hold the truck up, everything else should be done with coilover valving. Glad to hear you're happy with the four link. Most of us really don't consider that an option, with our low slung trucks there's just no way getting around that pesky engine.

 

trust me it's very tight when both shocks are bottomed out. and in all honesty my 3 three link only had one flaw and that's my ridiculously short track bar. but it's gone now and I have days of room for my bump stops which is what I really wanted. 4 link cost me $450 to do and I would have had to buy the link ends and truss anyways so all I wasted parts and money wise is the one of the joints and some DOM. ill get to reuse the other joint for my rear anti axle wrap bar.

 

I know I didn't do it the way everyone else does but with as tall as I am I thought this would play out nice and it did.

 

Well... probably because I'm dumb haha.

Umm I figured that if I needed 137 that was the only way to get it. I'd have been fine with a 136 though, duh...

I think I just got a little confused trying to figure this all out and got stuck on that 137 number. Didn't even dawn on me...

 

Yeah you really just need to get close to your "target" rate, and add or subtract a tiny amount of preload to fine tune. I like to choose the setup so I have at least an inch or two preload to force the suspension down rather than just have the axle weight working against the rebound valving.

Either way I think you'll be fine.

 

Sexy, I think I should paint my truck this color

 

Add it to the list for this weekend and bring some paint

 

that was my plan to but I ended up not having enough up travel to do that .

Tender coils look good though. a massive 25lb of down pressure at full droop unless my coils sag like 3 inch's which I don't see happening.

 

I'll add it to the list... But not for this weekend.. This weekend is fab weekend not watch paint dry weekend

Tender coils are a crutch to the coil over. If you get the 2 springs properly tuned you don't need a tender spring.

 

I wanna come too!

 

this is true. but the lightest spring I could find in an 18" was 200# and I don't want a 100# 16" spring so I crutched it.

 

Sex! That was about the color mine was before I sprayed it with flat clear. Darkened up quite a bit. I used the rustoleum camo tan for like $3.50 a can from walmart

 

My truck will be like 4 different colors once I attached bed sides (within the next 5 years I hope ) So I need to paint it eventually... lol

 

FIFY

 

New ride height after Mark and I fixed my shit ass shackle angles and leaf spring brackets. Angle is a little flat due to me assuming the springs were 47" and were really 47.5", so I fucked that up a smidge

26" in the front and 25" in the rear... Beats my 28" from before

 

looks good.

 

Thanks I don't mind a taller frame height I just want the truck to be level. If its at 26" or 27" whatever. I'd like to raise the back an inch to match the front instead of dropping the front anymore. only 5" uptravel right now due to the limiting factor of my ram hitting the oil pan But 5" is pretty good for leafs at this height (imo)

Next time the truck goes in the shop it gets a super charger

 

Kick ass. (I already have my supercharger)

I actually like that raked look but that's just me. Im at 5.5" currently but I may drop to like 3.5 depending on how my air bumps turn out. droop for days is what this is turning in to.

 

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Droop for days is right. I need to flex this truck out now to see how much works. Probably too much flex for the shocks now haha

 

I need to get my front diff geared and locked then trim my rear bumper and see how much flex I have as well. I know I pulled some good numbers in 2wd but I need to do an actual test.