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Originally Posted by 74fj40
wow, that truly does look great. but one question tho, if you didn't do a spring over, what was the purpose of the cut and turn?
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Short answer: combination of several different mods that worked against each other leaving no alternative.
Long answer: I did a V8 which moved the tranny and TC forwards approx 4". I did a spring reversal ('steering correction kit' by some) which gave 1.5" lift in the front and also caused the driveshaft slip joint to expand/contract with the movement of the suspension. This causes the angle in the front U-joint to get steeper as the suspension extends. I then added a 2.5" spring lift in the front for an even 4' lift all the way around. The result was severe binding of the U-joint in the front driveshaft closest to the third member. The only way to properly fix this was to point the pinion up to eliminate the binding U-joint. This causes the caster to go from approx +1* to about -11* which results in very poor steering, tracking and flat towing characteristics. The cut and turn solved everything. I was very hesitant at first but after reading a lot and talking about it with Jeremiah Proffit, decided to go ahead and do it. The hardest part was working on my knees on the garage floor. I must of had that thing in and out 25X. I could do the next one in half that!