new to prerunners! 98 mazda b4000

[Heavyfire14]

im soooo jelous

 

[bjennings276]

im soooo jelous

i cant wait to get it on. tomorrow morning im gonna take it to my buddies shop, SCK, and start getting it put on.

im also gonna start building a bed cage while its in there

i really wanna do this type of bedcage

i wanna do the 64" leaf springs and stuff also but my question is would it be better to have the shocks straight up and down or at an angle like that?

any response is appreciated!!

 

[getrdone52]

im soooo jelous

x2!!

i cant wait to get it on. tomorrow morning im gonna take it to my buddies shop, SCK, and start getting it put on.

im also gonna start building a bed cage while its in there

i really wanna do this type of bedcage


i wanna do the 64" leaf springs and stuff also but my question is would it be better to have the shocks straight up and down or at an angle like that?

any response is appreciated!!

There are several things to keep in mind during the cycling. For one, you want to use the entire shock stroke of the shock while using all of your wheel travel. This implies that the shock must be mounted at a certain angle and point in space that is nearly compressed at full suspension bump, and fully extended at full suspension droop. You can't just decide on a random angle and place, the suspension has to be cycled to determine these points.

 

[bjennings276]

depends on the shocks you get. when i did mine, i bolted them to the lower arm with no spring in there, compressed them all but 1/4" and then measured how far out the top of the frame they poked. the mid travel kit only uses like 6" of shock stroke so you won't over extend the shock.

Hey how did you compress them? Did you just compress them all the way the lock it some how and set it in there?

I was gonna compress it, measure hole to hole on the shock, then bottom out my truck and measure how high it'd be off top of frame, weld the plate in there and then put the shock in.

 

[bjennings276]

x2!!



There are several things to keep in mind during the cycling. For one, you want to use the entire shock stroke of the shock while using all of your wheel travel. This implies that the shock must be mounted at a certain angle and point in space that is nearly compressed at full suspension bump, and fully extended at full suspension droop. You can't just decide on a random angle and place, the suspension has to be cycled to determine these points.

Thanks getrdone! I'm gonna try and figure it out. I have a little bit till I get leaf springs and have them bent

 

[bjennings276]

got it on the lift

cutting the holes for the 2.0o shocks

thats pretty much what got done today. my buddy mike @sck_fabrication is doing all the work because my arm is messed. check him out on instagram.

im gonna get some plate in the morning and hopefully we finish the front up tomorrow

 

[bjennings276]

Ok do the front end is pretty much done. Now I was wondering about the back if I do the 63" leaf springs how much do I get them bent?

 

[bjennings276]

im not gonna drive it with those washers there, they are just on there just because lol


accidentally erased this. im gonna flip the hangers and use these for some 63" leaf springs

 

[RaceRanger97]

Looking good man

 

[getrdone52]

Nice job! That's cool how a month or 2 ago you knew almost nothing about prerunners and now your putting in your own suspension. Props to you man

 

[bjennings276]

Nice job! That's cool how a month or 2 ago you knew almost nothing about prerunners and now your putting in your own suspension. Props to you man

Haha yeah I still don't know to much. Just learning about the a arm rangers I guess. I have to call Brandon at BTF every once in a while but he's a real cool dude. Always down to help me out.

 

[bjennings276]

went and picked up my leaf springs from the shop today!
getting closer

 

[Thed]

Unsprung weight much? Although I can't really say much... I have TTB's.

 

[bjennings276]

Unsprung weight much? Although I can't really say much... I have TTB's.

i had them bent. im trying to do this same setup
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/64-inch_leaf.html

im jockin his style lol

 

[91supercab]

i had them bent. im trying to do this same setup
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/64-inch_leaf.html

im jockin his style lol

Doubt he cares. His setup is tried and true. Just look at all the pismo huck fest pictures with his truck air born...lol