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#26 |
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
It looked like he inserted steel into the end of the square tubing and I saw the plug welds, but the 'criss crossin' part had me confused...
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Nice job... Do you have any measurements on the trailing arms, my 3/4 ton has leafs so I have no reference to build mine from also did you use 3 x 2 x ?? tube
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Hey guys sorry for the late response. i will show some pics of what i did, these i took after the fact to show you so bear with me.
As for the angle of the arms, i traced them on white borad. i then took a cheap angle finder and made the same angle that the trailing arms were. once i found this i turned it 90 degrees and that created my angle that i had to cut out to bend my arms too. mathematics is what it is. add and subtract. for the end piece, you are really gonna have to bear with me, i took my threaded rod and welded square stock to it in a cross fashion ( + ), then drilled coresponding holes in arms to then plug weld the stock too. this creates a stronger area than just welding it to the end. as for the length i will find out and let you know. If ther are any more questions just ask.
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Thanks!!
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
wow that is a nice write up
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Definetly a good write up. so good of a write up I built my self a pair!
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
where did you find that style rod ends?
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Man thats a great site. I cant build the stuff for what their selling for. Thanks!
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
that's looks good.
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
maybe I bought the wrong steel, but I am pretty sure mine are heavier than my stock arms......def better looking and stronger (that's what I was going for)
If I remember right the angle was right around 15 degrees I'll measure mine and post what they are.... |
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
And here vi thought this thread was dead, hmm, good to see some ppl can use it, BMFPETERSON you will have to add some pics, i would like to see them, and to let you all know, i drove my truck finally and it handles amazing, i can crank it into a corner and she lays flat and goes, just amazing, not a truck anymore!
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Here are a couple pics of what i have built..... I am waiting for a friend to machine the solid stock to slide into the arm and tap it for the hiems joint.
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Look's good so far!
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
plan on startin on my set next week here!!! cant wait, so glad you wrote this up.
Thanks Nuke!! |
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
excellent job on your arms. where did the ballistic joints come from??they are much stronger than origional too. phipp
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
wow, i inspired someone, feels kinda good, great job guys, lets see some completed pics of them now.
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#44 |
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
still waiting to get for my buddy to machine me a bung to slide in the front side...... He's been pretty busy but I got him fired up the other day and he started again hopefully next week I can have them done and ready to weld back together......
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
excellent build and write-up needs to be in HOW-TO.
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Very nice! You just got rid of the articulation complaint of a 2 link.
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
Can someone explain what this means for those of us who dont know?
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
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Make a new aftermarket TA from tubular steel construction & now you've also removed the ability to flex over the length of the TA which again increases the possibility of binding. The tubular arms offer greater strength & rigidity. Add the pivot-joint style bushing up fromt & you end up w/precise control of the arms movement w/better articulation vs. the less than stellar rubber bushing (pivot joints yeild about 33° of articulation).
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Re: Adjustable rear trailing arms how-to
This DIY article is now in our FAQ forum- LINK
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