I'm sorry about the trolls. They didn't read that the suspension was a mock up not anything I'd run at a track or over 55. I just finished 20 hours in the shop. The rear is now c notched, the pinion angle is exactly 1.5 degrees from the driveshaft, the spring hangers are welded and bolted into place approximately 4" higher on the frame so there's more material in contact with the frame. All the welds were made with a miller 250 mig.

That picture was nothing but mock up. NOT finished product. I will be sleeving the bars. There's no sign of wear yet after 3200 miles but once I add Hp it'll be cheap insurance. I'm looking to a rear sway bar/lateral locator.

I'm exhausted from working on the truck and still don't have the shocks on yet. They will be mounted on a cantilever system as the truck is now 11.5" lower and it's the cheapest way as I have brand new rear shocks.

Now that I have access to a 200 amp welder I'm looking at different axles. With anything narrower than stock I can't run this suspension with the factory gas tank.

As I said before those pictures were nothing more than mock up and proof of concept.

 

You put 3200 miles on it in less than 2 months? Any current pics?

 

I drive around town alot. I purposely took back roads with the suspension the way it was to avoid traffic. I didn't realize that the mock up pictures were the problem. The pictures where it was bolted dead in the center of the frame with 4 bolts each no one mentioned anything.

I was very careful with that test setup. Now that it's welded up I plan to thrash it more but can't got all out til the extra reinforcements are made, sleeves, and anti roll bar.

I'll post pics a little later if possible. It has a Cali lean.

 

The thing that really makes me nervous is the lack of lateral support. From what I can see, all that is locating it laterally are the two bars you have running forward. These bars will twist and bend with any sort of articulation and lateral force (think-hard turn). The lack of bushings means that force is absorbed directly into the bars and mounts, which is just asking for a fatigue failure. In a straight line you might be alright, but I would not recommend, at all, taking turns with any sort of speed until you have some sort of lateral support.

 

Let's be honest. You never said anything about mock up.

 

You defended that suspension setup tooth and nail and never once said it was a "mock up" till everyone was concerned for your safety and others around you.


Good luck with your build. I like you "outside the box" thinking, curious to see the final project

 

Why do I always love builds that scare people? This is awesome!

 

Holy crap guys, no one even said anything about the O-Ratchet set of tools. I just read 18 pages of a man and his truck on a quest.
Keep building man. They said The Wright Brothers couldn't fly either!

 

If you reread around page 6-8 you'll see that I was going to have to move everything and was planning on welding it. Just because you can't read doesn't mean I didn't say it.

 

Current ride height


Fully boxed with 1/4" steel plate internally.


The top and outside is reinforced with 1/4" angle iron seam welded


The welds