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Old 03-27-09, 10:02 AM   #124 (permalink)
Randy88FJ62
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Won’t more droop be bad as it would cause the steering to come close to the springs? I didn’t know it wasn’t an 80 series arm. How much for your spare Drew?

Didn’t know the armor was for mini trucks but it makes sense since MC’s business is mostly pickups. The other question arises, do I need differential armor in front? Who has had a problem ruining gears due to smashing the front diff cover?

New brake lines ran above sounds like the only way to go for safety. Eliminating the backing plate also sounds like a no brainer.

Just another thought: Has anyone scrapped the leaf spring mounts altogether and drilled two holes through the frame? I know some have done this on one side for a shackle reversal but what about doing for both to keep the SOA low. I agree with you Cruiserdrew and I’ll probably stick with stock shackles to keep the SOA low.

Any other good mods to keep the SOA low? That is a priority for me. Pucker factor has already gotten to me on 31’s with stock springs so I can imagine it will only get worse with bigger tires and a higher truck. Rolling is not on my list for a few more years since I don’t want to chop the truck up yet.

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