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    Quote Originally Posted by Adobedude View Post
    So here's the shock bar waiting to be welded into place....
    Much better than bolted in.
    Getting closer!!
    So is the track opening ;-)

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    Dos semanas...
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    I hope you have enough room to move the bottom shock height because now would have been a perfect time to move the top mount up.


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    I think you should box the frame from a few inches behind the shock mount to a few inches in front of the rear down bars and forget about the x brace.


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    Tons of shock adj.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adobedude View Post
    Tons of shock adj.
    Ok good. Cut and fit the plates to box the frame. Have them welded in with the shock crossmember and call it done.


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    Part your red sport out and buy a gen 2. Problem solved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adobedude View Post
    So here's the shock bar waiting to be welded into place....
    Much better than bolted in.
    Same guy that welded in your cage ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sick 660r View Post
    Ok good. Cut and fit the plates to box the frame. Have them welded in with the shock crossmember and call it done.
    X bars are fugly.
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    TurboJoe spring slider brackets, before/after a little modding.
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    Everything is bolted in, bed is back on....I'll get pics, I was in a hurry.

    TurboJoes brackets made this to f'n easy, his instructions were spot on, template was perfect...I'd still be crying had he not offered to help.

    All I need to do is put the battery in the bed, toss in 40 lbs of weight to simulate 5 gallons of gas, disconect the shocks and bounce it to settle things out, locate the sliders on his brackets....And Weeeeeee !
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    Wtf no pics ?

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    I'll get more...
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    why was I thinking they went in the front of the spring ? does it matter ?
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    Yes....They replace the shackles, make the leafs move smoother...With the shocks off I can damn near get the rear end to bounce off the ground.
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    wow, big difference. I guess you'll have weight transfer out the wazoo now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh Jassole View Post
    why was I thinking they went in the front of the spring ? does it matter ?
    Yes. IMO you want the rear end to be trailing (pivot point in front of the axle). It's more stable.


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    Maybe you said before and I didn't see, but Are those speedways slider?

    ...Looking good! Curious to see the changes at the track.

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    Yes... Speedway sliders.
    Two weeks, and we will know.
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    Fckkkk! I wants !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sick 660r View Post
    Yes. IMO you want the rear end to be trailing (pivot point in front of the axle). It's more stable.
    I was just asking because I honestly didn't know, not trying to break balls
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh Jassole View Post
    I was just asking because I honestly didn't know, not trying to break balls
    Lol never thought you were


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    Dave can you post pics of how you mounted these , outside frame Rail pic , I'm on board with Joe to get a set of these , do I have to remove the bed ? Also, I'm running 50/50 competition engineering drag shocks mounted in stock position is this going to matter ?

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    I'll post better pics, you don't have to remove the bed, but it sure makes it easier unless you have a lift, I can't comment on the stock shock set up, but I'd relocate em if you're serious.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackknight View Post
    Dave can you post pics of how you mounted these , outside frame Rail pic , I'm on board with Joe to get a set of these , do I have to remove the bed ? Also, I'm running 50/50 competition engineering drag shocks mounted in stock position is this going to matter ?
    In addition to what Dave said:
    I did mine with bed on, however I had already removed rivets and bolted stock rear leaf/shackle mounts back on with bolts when I removed the spare tire carrier and did the fuel cell mod previously. Removing the rivets and stock mounts with bed on would for sure be more difficult however not necessary.
    As for the shocks, if you are at stock height might be OK although not optimum. If lowered, it lays the shocks down to much for them to be able to control the rear end very well at all. Shocks and shock setup more important than sliders but the sliders "allow" the shocks to do their job better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TurboJoe62 View Post
    In addition to what Dave said:
    I did mine with bed on, however I had already removed rivets and bolted stock rear leaf/shackle mounts back on with bolts when I removed the spare tire carrier and did the fuel cell mod previously. Removing the rivets and stock mounts with bed on would for sure be more difficult however not necessary.
    As for the shocks, if you are at stock height might be OK although not optimum. If lowered, it lays the shocks down to much for them to be able to control the rear end very well at all. Shocks and shock setup more important than sliders but the sliders "allow" the shocks to do their job better.
    This is what I noticed, one click makes a change now where before it was 2-3 clicks.
    Pulling the bed is the only way to go, and really easy too.
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