I agree with you 100%! That would make creating them plates much easier.

 

on the front plates i went with 3 1/2 inches center to center on the holes at a 90 degree angle.. and the lower mount i think i got it at 3 in off the bottom of the spring perch..im going to use 29 in steel radius rods with 3/4 heim ends...since im of the 90% of the poor broke dick basterds on here that have dreams of the 12's, im forced to make my own ****. or i would buy some cal-tracs..if you got the time and a welder and plasma cutter..or torch you can make these

 

i have the tools and skills to do it no prob. i WILL NOT put anything on my truck that looks ghetto home fabbed though. if i could get a stencil of the caltrack plates that go at the front of the springs i would feel alot more confident about getting it right on.

 

started doing some measurements myself and came up with 3 1/2" also. i might add a second hole on the bottom of the belcrank like some of the cals. don't know yet. i just need to find a local place here that i can get some steel from. i'm lowered 4 in the rear so i don't know yet how long my rods are going to be.

 

I just got 12' by 12' 1/4 in thick steel plates from lowes, i just cut them the way i wanted them to. i had to cut some of the rubber bushing out and drill the hole big enought to go over the sleeve..i had to grind on them to make them a lill thinner and add a washer so it would still pivot..i thought my radius rods would come in yesteday but i guess itll be monday or so before i get some pics out..

 

i looked all over lowes and homedepot and couldn't find any steel plates. however i did buy the round steel pipes and pretty much all the nuts, bolts, washers for around $20. all i got left to find is some steel plates and 4 rod ends. i'm going with 5/8" rod ends.
i'm just worried that i'll run into problems w/ the beltech hangers. we'll see...

 

dont forget pics

 

I got the bars in today and just set one up there..im still not done, still gotta make some bushings and paint them and do some more grinding, i aint for the prettiest just as long as they work.

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looks functional to me i want mine to be pretty too though. when i make mine im guna take them to have them sprayed to match the rims or the paint on the truck so i can try and get a little bling factor along with the addedtraction

dont jeep accessory places sell the axile plate thingy with the brackets already on them?

the piece i mean is the plate below the axile that the U bolts go into.

 

if you find somethin prettier and cheep let me know and ill get one..right now im more on just makin it fast instead of lookin good. although i did put in a new windshield the other day..still need a lower valance and front bumper..any one got one let me know how much you want for it