S-10 IFS bagged question

[Coach529]

OK, I have a Scott Danforth Cross Member going in a 1949 Chevy 3600. His cross member accepts S-10 and Metric donor parts.

The truck will be on bags.

Last night I mocked up the S-10 donor parts.





According to some rough measurements with a 27" tall tire, and stock spindles my running boards will be about 4" off the ground.

I am loosing some travel due to the upper ball joint binding up.

So the question is:

• Pie cut stock UCA?
• Buy Pro Forged Super Travel Upper Ball Joints
• Buy Tubular Upper Control Arms

I plan on dehumping the Lower Control Arm to accept my bags.

[Coach529]

Anybody???

[andrewmp6]

Have you seen these http://michiganmetalworks.com/store/...&product_id=76

[6DoF]

if you have the fab skills, i'm a fan of the pie cut factory parts. i like the look of factory parts in an obviously custom build vs custom parts in a factory car, plus it's like 1000x cheaper for the exact same function.

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

Have you seen these http://michiganmetalworks.com/store/...&product_id=76

Those are cool....but definitely not in the budget!!

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by 6DoF

if you have the fab skills, i'm a fan of the pie cut factory parts. i like the look of factory parts in an obviously custom build vs custom parts in a factory car, plus it's like 1000x cheaper for the exact same function.

The Pro Forged Super Travel Ball Joints are supposed to have enough travel to take care of the problem, and are relatively cheap. $69.00 for the pair.

I think I am going to give them a shot......

[6DoF]

Originally Posted by Coach529

Those are cool....but definitely not in the budget!!

Love those

Originally Posted by Coach529

The Pro Forged Super Travel Ball Joints are supposed to have enough travel to take care of the problem, and are relatively cheap. $69.00 for the pair.

I think I am going to give them a shot......

I hadn't found those yet ... are they simply angled joints, or do they have more angular travel?

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by 6DoF

Love those



I hadn't found those yet ... are they simply angled joints, or do they have more angular travel?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/po...0021/overview/

[6DoF]

gotcha, angled mounting flange ... same angular travel as stock.

just to make sure i have this clear in my head, you would still get the same total wheel travel with these, but that travel would be over a different range. the truck would sit lower at max, but not as high at max. if you need new ball joints, it's a pretty good option but the cut-n-weld is still virtually free and tune-able.

when i cut mine, i trimmed the end of the x-member and ditched the lower bumps first. this let me use the physical stop of the lower arm hitting the x-member as my lower limit. then when i cut the uppers, they were bent to exactly match this lower limit giving me the maximum possible extension before that joint topped out again. i actually cut them, bolted them back into the suspension, sat on the x-member to hit the lower limit of the lower arms, bent the upper arm in place til it stopped, and tacked it back together.

my way was a lot more work ...