1993 Splash build

[RangerSVT]

Stock shafts are around 0.065, most run with .120 wall dom...

SVT

 

[brinker88]

Okay, wasnt sure HOW insanely thick people run them. Thanks dude.

 

[deathbypsi]

I build mine from schedule 80. I have twisted two .120 DOM shafts I built.

 

[brinker88]

^ Thanks, I'll check it out.

So I found out that my suspension was binding. One beam needed to be in the upper bolt hole on the drop brackets and the other beam needed to be on the bottom bolt hole. This is the only way that the bolt holes would be at the same height. Has anybody else run into this problem?

 

[railman]

yes...been well documented in other threads....


as for why, don't know.....


l8r, John

 

[brinker88]

Ah, okay. Must have missed that. I didnt see that in the tech library (where I do most of my research). I'll have to add that to my writeup.

Thanks.

 

[wizkid00104]

^ Thanks, I'll check it out.

So I found out that my suspension was binding. One beam needed to be in the upper bolt hole on the drop brackets and the other beam needed to be on the bottom bolt hole. This is the only way that the bolt holes would be at the same height. Has anybody else run into this problem?

Which beam in which hole? I have a feeling I'll be running into this in the near future...

 

[brinker88]

passenger side beam in bottom hole and driver side beam in upper hole.

 

[Dugan]

yes...been well documented in other threads....


as for why, don't know.....


l8r, John

+1 ive read it when researching mine initially.

Mine would have been pass side in bottom hole and drivers in top if I had kept my 6" springs and had 6" drops.
With the 6" springs prior to cut, the drivers side was still easily alignable. As for the pass side... Yea right

 

[brinker88]

^ What build thread did you see that in? I've read countless threads and countless writeups multiple times in the tech library and i've never ran accross this.

 

[Dugan]

^ What build thread did you see that in? I've read countless threads and countless writeups multiple times in the tech library and i've never ran accross this.

beats me I do know I have read it somewhere on here.

I Think its due to the weight of the gas tank on the pass side which can then pull the pass side suspension up a little causing this alignment issue

 

[brinker88]

The pivot points are at two completely different heights when you bolt the drop brackets on though. I dont understand that..

 

[escort_gts]

This is why I didn't bother with TTB.

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[brinker88]

Lol this is why I wanted to mess w/ it. It's a challenge that most people dont mess with...

 

[PlumCrazy]

This is why I didn't bother with TTB.

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I tried the whole TTB lift idea.lol. After chewing threw a set of 35s in less than a year I learned lesson. It was aligned perfect and drove straight, but having really soft rear springs would allow the ass of the truck to drop when accelerating, which in turn unloaded the front suspension, and we all know what camber looks like on a drooped TTB.lol. When I wad driving the truck over 30K a year it took its toll on tires quick.

-PlumCrazy