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04-24-2015, 12:55 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
Why the fixed poly & not their swivel joints? The thickness/stiffness of the construction of your arms w/the poly bushings are going to have more binding vs OE arms/bushings.
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04-24-2015, 05:39 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
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04-24-2015, 05:42 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
Started to weld one of them up today
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04-24-2015, 05:44 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
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04-24-2015, 05:45 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
It won't let me post more then one pic at a time.
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04-24-2015, 06:18 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
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04-29-2015, 12:56 AM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
More progress
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04-29-2015, 07:51 AM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
I'm watching this one, going to bag it this summer. Looks awesome.
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04-29-2015, 01:14 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
I like what i see so far
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04-30-2015, 02:02 AM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
Here is one more weld picture and a picture of one trailing arm almost done!
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04-30-2015, 08:37 AM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
Those arms look cool, and your welds are grade A!
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04-30-2015, 09:13 AM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
Nice!
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04-30-2015, 11:47 AM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
very nice! curious about the pricepoint on these? and do they allow more clearance with the frame for bagged trucks?
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04-30-2015, 03:48 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
Very cool idea. I am not an engineer but I would be concerned with how thin the area behind the spring mount and axle kick up might be. Without having a pivoting joint in the front (like suggested above), all of the axle twisting is likely to get concentrated in this area and eventually could fail. That would be very bad at speed. Just my opinion. Either way, nice fab and welding work!
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05-06-2015, 03:08 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
I honestly see no way this will fail. If this was on a 4x4 where there is a ton Of travel I would be going a different route. But with a slammed truck trying to get a couple more inches that only has a few inches of travel with a small notch I do not see a problem. I'm confident is my welds and fabrication. But that's my opinion.
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05-06-2015, 03:11 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
Both are 98% done. Just need to make a little piece to fit behind the spring/bag mount.
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05-06-2015, 03:12 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
One more pic of both trailing arms.
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06-02-2015, 10:32 PM
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Re: designed drop trailing arms
well the trailing arms are done and installed.
no issues on the install and the truck drives great. in the end the trailing arms lowered the truck just under three inches. here are a couple photos of the install and truck afterwards. |
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