Lifting my 97

[metalmacguyver]

Thanks!



No progress today, I had to spend some of the money that was supposed go towards the ranger on a starter for the F250.

 

[koomz]

Thank!



No progress today, I had to spend some of the money that was supposed go towards the ranger on a starter for the F250.

awesome work man ...

 

[metalmacguyver]

Got a little work done tonight after 10 hours at work.


Installed the front locker.

And added a little more to the radius arms.

 

[97BlackBetty]

You know its kind of weird, my front locker should be here Friday.

What is the total length on your radious arms now?

And, are you having any clearance issues with the tires scrubbing the wheel well opening in the bedsides? I think I still might have another 1-2 inches of up travel, but the bedsides keep getting in the way.

 

[pickuptrucker]

what method do people use to determine how much caster correction to put into their extened radious arms when they lift their truck? yours are sweet by the way!

 

[metalmacguyver]

To figure out how much casterI needed, I used trigonometry.

The radius arms are 39" long now.

I did have some rubbing but only when flexing so I just hammered the inner lip of the sheet metal back so that no sharp edges can get at the tires and I let the tires make thier own room from there.

 

[crawlin91]

what method do people use to determine how much caster correction to put into their extened radious arms when they lift their truck? yours are sweet by the way!

Junkie:"As for caster, probably the best way to do it would be to set the axle so the main part of the rad arm is horizontal (as it would be stock), then tack-weld the tube into the back of the arm at whatever angle is needed to reach the frame bracket properly. This should give you a caster angle of approx 4-5°.

Under-frame mounting of the arm is better than mounting it to the side. The tires won't rub on the arm as much.

What I would do is support each side of the axle (without the coils installed) so that it's sitting at what would be the suspension's optimum ride height (beam pivots 1" above the wheel hub centerline-). Then you can set the axle beams square with the truck and fit the radius arms accordingly (if the truck itself is level, the top part of the axle beam should also sit level)."

 

[351jeep]

Nice build!

 

[Spootnuke]

From lookin through this thread, I can tell you've been through alotta work! Can't wait to see whats up next for her. Nice build!

 

[metalmacguyver]

Thanks. It has been ALLOT of work. But its worth it. And I enjoy it.

Next is reassembling it and wheeling it till something breaks. Then the decision will be fix it? or SAS it?

 

[Ranger44]

Next is reassembling it and wheeling it till something breaks. Then the decision will be fix it? or SAS it?

TTB all the way!


But, if you do decide to SAS, do the right thing.....D60

 

[compleckz]

LOL, do the right thing! sweet quote

 

[metalmacguyver]

 

[rickcdewitt]

metal make sure you grind off that black crap back far enough it won't blister from the heat and get some 3M weld thru II to spray where you weld it back on (both sides of the support and the apron) so it won't rot back out fast at the new pinch/plug welds.you weld right on it and it can take the heat,its for the inside of rockers and other places that get heat and can't be painted

make sure to use some anti corrosion etching primer on the black crap and bare metal before the fill primer/underhood single stage.you can probably get a small can of your color mixed at a body shop for pretty cheap.

you probably want to get some good measurements off another truck for locating that too.

 

[compleckz]

new bottle jack? sweet!