1990 c1500 s480 ladder bar cage and more
11-09-2014, 02:53 PM
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Need to remove leaf springs and add the coilovers. Finish welding the ladder bar crossmember as well as add a few gussets and a bar on each Side to the lower crossmember bracket back to the frame.
11-12-2014, 08:55 PM
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I wanted to have the lower bar about 5 degrees down from the axle. If the axle center line is say 15 inches the front link mount needs to be half that measurement. My mount looks low or rather the mount looks Long due to me installing the crossmember inside the frame. I could have and it was really designed to mount below the frame with the drop in tbe center to go under the drive shaft. Mine is actually above the drive shaft. At least I think I did this right.
11-13-2014, 04:53 AM
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I've done a few ladder bar setups for friends and a good starting point is with the lower bar level to the ground with maybe one adjustment hole down, more so with a 32" bar. It's really rare that they would ever need to be adjusted on a downward angle, almost never on a truck because of the high center of gravity.