Ultimate work truck/ 70 K10 diesel

[woodwright]

Originally Posted by propanemudtruck

Once again, nice work as always! Did you happen to look at the angle of the shackles when the weight was on the front springs? There's not really a spec on what it should be but there should be a slight negative angle where the rear spring eye is behind the rear bushing on the frame at ride height with weight of the drivetrain and body. Is there a way to mock all the weight or drop the drivetrain and the body back on?

Good luck with the rear!

With the weight of the motor and tranny, the shackles are angled back a little. Once all the weight is on there, they will probably be about 15 degrees. From the research I've done, Any more angle than that only really matters if you need alot of articulation, And I don't plan on wheeling it much. It will have a sway bar on the front.