So after finally getting around to installing the been sitting in my garage for ever cage arms and cycling the suspension I have come across a few problems questions and concerns. As you can see from the pics I have compressed the front end to the max where the new arms are both in contact with the frame. This gives me an inch of space still left between the bump stop and the frame and a good 2.5” or so before the compressed bump stop would serve any purpose at all keeping the arms from smacking into the frame.
#1) does anyone make a taller bump stop that would take up this space and serve fuction?
My Coil measures 20” unsprung and 16.5” at ride height. The space between the coil bucket to radius arm fully compressed is just under 11”. I have no accurate way to check but I’m assuming the coil would be bottoming against its self at this point due to the coil thickness being just under 3/4” and by looking at the coil it apears from the scuffs on the top and bottom of them that they have full bottomed in the past with the stock radius arms. And I would rather this load be stopped before putting an unwanted slam directly into the coil bucket.
#2) Does anyone know what the fully bottomed/compressed spring height would be?
And of coarse at this compression my track bar just grazes the front diff at it alway has in the past and seems pretty normal from other rigs I’ve seen but my other concern is with the tie rod clearance at the drop bracket and the fact that if its full compresses with the wheels anywhere from near being straight I’m going to be having bigger problems and from the pic you can see that I have contacted it in the past.
I was thinking a partial fix to this would be to ditch the drop bracket and pitman arm and do a track bar rise.
#3) I think this would raise the mounting point of the right side bump stop? If so does anyone know by how much?
any suggestion and input would be greatly appreciated.
#1) does anyone make a taller bump stop that would take up this space and serve fuction?
My Coil measures 20” unsprung and 16.5” at ride height. The space between the coil bucket to radius arm fully compressed is just under 11”. I have no accurate way to check but I’m assuming the coil would be bottoming against its self at this point due to the coil thickness being just under 3/4” and by looking at the coil it apears from the scuffs on the top and bottom of them that they have full bottomed in the past with the stock radius arms. And I would rather this load be stopped before putting an unwanted slam directly into the coil bucket.
#2) Does anyone know what the fully bottomed/compressed spring height would be?
And of coarse at this compression my track bar just grazes the front diff at it alway has in the past and seems pretty normal from other rigs I’ve seen but my other concern is with the tie rod clearance at the drop bracket and the fact that if its full compresses with the wheels anywhere from near being straight I’m going to be having bigger problems and from the pic you can see that I have contacted it in the past.
I was thinking a partial fix to this would be to ditch the drop bracket and pitman arm and do a track bar rise.
#3) I think this would raise the mounting point of the right side bump stop? If so does anyone know by how much?
any suggestion and input would be greatly appreciated.
