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    troysladeck reacted to _Cole_Taylor_'s post in the thread Margarita’ the explorer with Like Like.
    Mine actually has 33x10.5 r15 ! And they still rub the top of the fender well at full bump. So by putting 35s on I would actually lose...
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Margarita’ the explorer.
    Narrow 33’s are the perfect size for stock width explorers 👌🏼
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Mezzanine concept.
    I really like the idea of using my shackle boxes if possible. They’re from ruffstuff and mate perfectly with the frame stiffeners. also...
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    troysladeck reacted to Giant Geoff's post in the thread Mezzanine concept with Like Like.
    I would say, raise everything up into the bed area, reverse the shackle to a basic rod on the axle side and it will clear through the...
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    troysladeck reacted to Motiracer38's post in the thread Mezzanine concept with Like Like.
    It'll get a little funky with the shock angle but may not be far off. If you look at my Sequoia build thread I have the motion ratio...
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Mezzanine concept.
    Good to know. Shock is exactly 90 degrees of the arm at full bump, i figured that is what determined the rising or falling of a spring...
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    troysladeck reacted to Brett_408's post in the thread Hoopdee 94.0 Bronco with Like Like.
    Couple more progress pics. Been slow going since I've been busy last couple weekends.
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    troysladeck reacted to _Cole_Taylor_'s post in the thread Margarita’ the explorer with Wow Wow.
    Ok so the marketplace gods were good to me today 😍
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Mezzanine concept.
    Gotcha good point. That’s something I’ll have to look into. I have no idea how to model that in CAD yet haha. If I give myself plenty of...
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Mezzanine concept.
    When you say articulation, are you talking about like flexing out on a rock, or normal up and down movement? Either way I think heim...
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Mezzanine concept.
    Ride height Full droop 18" travel Full compression. Shock angles set up so the spring rate is rising the entire time
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Mezzanine concept.
    Alrighty here’s it cycling with real numbers. Obviously don’t have the 4 link mounts on the chassis yet but I based them on a 48” lower...
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    troysladeck reacted to _Cole_Taylor_'s post in the thread Margarita’ the explorer with Like Like.
    After adding all the extra weight I had to get some new leaf springs cause mine were supper sagged out, last minute swap on the trailer...
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    troysladeck reacted to _Cole_Taylor_'s post in the thread Margarita’ the explorer with Like Like.
    Haven’t posted in a minute, here’s some updates from where I left off. I really needed to figure out the storage issue after the new...
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    troysladeck replied to the thread Mezzanine concept.
    @the bodj thanks for your input dude that makes total sense. I'll stick with learning cad for now and just take measurements, then draw...
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