RHDTTBXJ

[troysladeck]

Left side mocked up and cycled

Roughly 8.5” uptravel, 16” overall, 10° caster at ride height, radius arms are dead flat at ride height too which I’m stoked about. Will get the drivers side done tomorrow

 

[troysladeck]

Picked up the beams from the welder today. DIY offroad kit went together pretty smooth I didn’t use all the plates and did a different front plate but super happy with how it turned out.


Got er rolling Drove it out onto the driveway and back into the garage. No front brakes so was just using the parking brake so didn’t want to go too far at midnight lol. Stock bronco steering worked without binding surprisingly

The springs I got are too stiff but its enough to get this thing on a trailer. Fucking stoked that I did this swap it just about a month. Still have a bunch of little shit to figure out and still need to paint everything BUT its rolling. Will load it on the trailer tomorrow and grab more pics. Its mean looking

 

[troysladeck]

 

[troysladeck]

Question for those with better shock knowledge than myself how much preload do I want on my coilovers? Here's my current setup. I like the ride height
Fox 2.5 12" coilover
14" 450 lb
12" 350 lb
1" preload
7" shaft showing at ride height

I bought the coils through Accutune so I could swap them out if need be. They recommend 1" of preload, but if I were to go to 2" preload then I could get my spring rates down to 275/425 or 300/375 or 325/350. I've read that the goal is to have the lightest springs possible? Whats the vibe here

 

[96f-u250]

I like having less pre-load and a stiffer spring for sending it.

 

[troysladeck]

Full bump, centered in the wheel well, tire has probably around 6 inches turning radius both directions. I could probably push it forward some more but then I lose out on turning radius so I think i’ll leave it where its at. Current stats are ~8” uptravel, 9” down, will prob strap it at 16” total. Inside fenders are first point on contact, the fiberglass has plenty of clearance. Center u joint won’t be anywhere near binding which is cool.




Hopefully knock out the bumpstops/ limit straps this weekend. Steering stuff from barnes4x4 on order to start on next week

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

Ooooh that’s good