My kit came in this weekend, but it did not come with instructions. I put it together but had difficultly with the shocks mounting. Does anyone have pics I could look at.
Thanks,
Rudy
Thanks,
Rudy
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Thanks eleblanc,
Just a little confused. I guess the shocks on the rear need to be inverted? I put them on like I noramally see them. (yes my first bigger job on a truck). Ironic that i printed your pic on the ramp the other day to make sure I had the shackles right!
Thanks for the pics,
Rudy
Rear shocks do not need to be inverted. Just attach the lower end to the pin welded to the ubolt flip plate. On my rear ubolt flip, I cut off the welded pin and used a shock pin bolted to the rear of the spring perch. It keeps the bottom of the shock away from the rocks.
Do you have a pic for us?
I think he just bolted the old spring perch onto the top of the Man-A-Fre perch. Pretty good idea if it isn't too short for the shock.
I am getting ready to install these and that is a very good question.Does anyone know the torque specs for these ubolts?
Thanks,
Rudy
No, at the rear of my stock '77 spring perch on the rear axle, there is a hole that in prior years Toyota used for a shock stud. I couldn't find the Toyota shock stud and used an sae 5/8" shock pin. I had to waller out the hole a little bit to fit the gm? shock stud.
The bottom of the shock attaches there now. Before, the shocks were getting smashed up from the rocks.
I cut off the spring pin on the maf bottom piece. They now look like the bottom piece for the front flip kits.
In post #12, you can see the hole. In post #27 you can see how the shock mounts and the bottom piece that still has the shock pin. That's what I cut off on my bottom piece.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=122565&highlight=rear+shock+mount
I guess my logical idea was to put the ubolts on like normal. After looking at the pictures and talking to Steve from MAF I can see what I did wrong. Kinda feel like a dumbass now. When I get off work I need get back in the garage and switch the plates. Thanks for the help!
Rudy
Does anyone know the torque specs for these ubolts?
Thanks,
Rudy
I think this looks better and it all went in easily. Now Blue has thinking about using the shock pin on the axle. I can see where it will keep it out of the way better, but it will look like a tight fit (post #10). Does the later axle have more space? Mine is a '71.
Rudy