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The Spacers I had on my crossmember where dished on one side and flat on the other. about 1/4" think. I had them on both studs.
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And I've been on the phone with Borgeson this morning... working on a solution.
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Here is something to give you a baseline for your steering.... It's not the best but it could point you in the right direction... http://www.ifcustom.com/projects/projectpics/k-m/marissa's%20suburban/marrissasubdrop/subdrop36.jpg
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Is it true that you can use a "VAN" steering box? Like a early to late '70's model? Something about the box being taller, to help clear the upper arm. Seems like "fiveeightchevy" posted. Anyone?
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Bill Dermond (aka roadsurfer) said you can...but you need to fab a few things up to make it work. Need to also make sure it is the right box. ie. doesn't turn the oppsite you turn it. It raises you box up like 3 inchs. i think. And if you want to find Bill Dermond...goodluck!
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Bill Dermond (aka roadsurfer) said you can...but you need to fab a few things up to make it work. Need to also make sure it is the right box. ie. doesn't turn the oppsite you turn it. It raises you box up like 3 inchs. i think. And if you want to find Bill Dermond...goodluck! go to sportruck.com and look for it there. heposted about crossmember drop there over a year ago.
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WOW, you are moving along! That piece looks really familiar...
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Took a little digging but here is Bill Dermonds (aka Roadsurfer) post from Sportruck on the van steering box mod. I've got pics of his stuff somewhere on my puter from when I had my burb site up and running (hopefully it'll get back up soon) I'll dig them up if somebody wants to see them...
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Are you doing the 3-universals + 2 intermediate shafts like the previous pic or what? I'm not sure how I feel about that set-up from a strictly visual aspect. Am I alone in my observations?
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Lookin' good ....
It appears that I am gonna have to pack up and move West in order to get my "bucket of bolts" completed. ![]() Good work fellas ... yer makin' me proud! ![]() P.S. Kenneth ... please clean those wheels. ![]() |
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You know us, we like pics! I would like to see what ya got if it isn't a problem.
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Here is another twist of the same. This is SmashingChucks truck: ![]()
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I've put effort into cleaning up the visuals under my hood. I want to camouflage whats there or make it smooth. That set-up doesn't look like it would work w/my theme.
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I think if You paint the shaft to match the frame and or steering box,it won't stick out as much.I don't mind the look.
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Time to move the exhaust...
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Lookin' good. Got an ETA on the Borgensen joints yet?
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![]() On a side note, for a preview of a future rant... I spent some time on the phone this morning with Jason at Air Ride Technologies. For all of you who've seen me give ART props for their customer service for the last 5+ years, blehhhhh. Apparently they sold all their customer service and now they're relying on their devilishly low prices... or not. I've bought from them exclusively (save the bags I recently got from Captkaos), and paid their high prices, all because I bought into what was a very strong customer service experience. Today, in one single phone call, that has been wiped out. Congratulations to Jason at ART for your accomplishment.
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ART is over priced! They make nice stuff but not worth the money.... A little trick...instead of buying there upper arms- flip your over and flip the ball joints and flip sides.....This corrects ball joint angle. To get creative cut out the center and weld in what you want!
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Ok, I e-mailed XXL progress pics from last night but apparently he is actually busy working for a change today so I'll post them
![]() I installed the Borgeson joints/Double-D shafts last night along with a bracket that I fabbed up. I still need to finish welding the bracket pieces together (there are just tacked now). The steering shaft now clears the upper a-arm, even when the front end is lowered all the way. I used 1/2" copper piping to mock up the double-D shafts before cutting the actual shafts to length to prevent waste/incorrect lengths. All I have left to do is bleed the brakes and install the new front shocks (I'm waiting on some lower shock studs from ART).
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