richardlillard1
SILVER Star
Springs and shocks won’t offer more travel on a stock setup. The radius arms will bind at a certain point and when they reach that point, they are typically putting a lot of stress on the things they are attached to.
A longer shock will Allow more travel, yes. But at the expense of the above mentioned.
Kits like the slinky lift are only designed to allow that travel without springs coming unseated and with the shocks being longer to accommodate when force flexing does happen.
This is how radius arm flex works, one is going up, the other is going down. They are fighting each other in both directions, hence the stiffer front end the 80 has.
From that point it becomes metal compliance, which is why we’ve seen radius arm mounts cracked, axle housings with cracks, etc.
A longer shock will Allow more travel, yes. But at the expense of the above mentioned.
Kits like the slinky lift are only designed to allow that travel without springs coming unseated and with the shocks being longer to accommodate when force flexing does happen.
This is how radius arm flex works, one is going up, the other is going down. They are fighting each other in both directions, hence the stiffer front end the 80 has.
From that point it becomes metal compliance, which is why we’ve seen radius arm mounts cracked, axle housings with cracks, etc.
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