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Matt, you are a genius! Mounting to the ubolt is a game changer; I have the same SOA hardware! No welding to the housing just fabbing the tube clamp!
I’m copying this setup.
I would say that was lazy more then genius - It was supposed to be temporary to get everything going and was going to change it later.
I can’t really recommend copying that part since from a safety standpoint the ram puts a lot of load on that U-bolt end (especially in single shear), if it clipped the end of the U-bolt off that whole spring could possibly lose its whole attachment to the axle.
Plus - there’s a lot of compliance with a single using a sheer bolt, especially one that’s 3” away from the object i the end of the ram is supposed to be attached to.
With all that being said it has been 2 years now and lots of wheeling and way more road miles then most. I drive it every day. Maybe one day I’ll change it, I think I know how I want to do it. Also the bolt on the tie rod rubs the axle housing when steered to the right