Incredible progress! That black paint is a good touch to
Well I’m stuck for the day, need to sleep on some road blocks and figure out what I’m gonna do with this front suspension. Track bar mounts behind the axle on the obs and later trucks but on this 03 axle the mount is in the front:
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Suspension work isn’t my forte so I’d appreciate yalls input, I’m learning as I’m going with this.
You are talking about the rod that runs diagonally from the axle up to the frame, right? Isn't the purpose of that rod to keep the front end from swaying side to side above the axle? That would be necessary for coil springs, but do you really need it with leaf springs?
You typically want to run a track bar unless you run a shackle reversal, mine does not have a track bar or sway bar and rides straight and level. No death wobble at all. Personally I would get a longer track bar, and run it in front of the axle. Ideally you want the track bar to be as close to the same length and parallel to the drag link so there isn’t any binding. RuffStuff has a universal kit that would be easy to use although it uses hiems. I believe that ballistic fab makes kits with bushings.
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Agreed the track bar length won’t give bump steer, but the longer track bar will give less of an arc through its suspension travel and bind less on the leaf springs though.Parallel with drag link is more important than matching length. Different angles create bump steer. I just bought the stuff to correct my front end from the 5 inch lift to the 2.5 inch lift to get my angles back in check--correct drop bracket and adjustable track bar. I know you have parts out the *****, but you are welcome to my take off track bar.
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Technically it's not "needed" but neither are shock absorbers. There are people with axle swaps running without a track bar but it makes a significant difference in handling. Especially with a truck like Wes is building here, he's going to want it, even if he doesn't "need" it.
Think about a front sway bar. Most of the time you'd be fine running without it, but when you need it, you're glad you have it.
Rear spring mounts in and drilled
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Core support mounts in with front spring mounts, pressed in new bushings for the shackles
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Threw the bed on to check clearance for the rear tank, need to drop it down a half inch or so then should be perfect
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Exhaust has good clearance for the bed and good amount of ground clearance, only a half inch lower than stock placement.
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Ultimately this truck is going to sit level, wether that’s with this front springs are not well see, I think it’ll come down two inches with the whole driveline in so we may put some small blocks in the rear if it’s that close, either way I will be building a set of traction bars for the rear.