krustyballer16 Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I installed some nice, new, shiny leaf spring bushings today! Fit good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Are those aluminum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 Yes they are lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Aluminum is an odd choice. No isolation and concern of galvanic corrosion. Nice and stiff though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 Race truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 this is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Now it all makes sense. That is a cool alternative to a shackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboedMJ Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Let's see a picture of the whole thing please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 It's nothing special. An ugly turd right now. The first Pic is how it sits/sat with those spring sliders in. The bump stops are sitting on the axle. Too low for me. So I cut out new sliders to raise it about ¾" And thats with 300lbs of "removable" weights in the bed. It ran a 6.76 / 10.8 last time out. It had an extremely hurt transmission then. I made that 10.8 run and put it on the trailer. After that, it didn't have any other gear but forward. Trans got so hot it welded all the gears together. Rebuilt it, put a cage in it, head studs, boost controller, these sliders and different shocks, ordered some slicks for it. Should be good to go a little faster now! 20240620_181439.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboedMJ Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 That thing sounds wonderful. Assuming you have a build thread for it somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 I started one but havent updated it in a while. can't remember the title lol You were actually the last person to comment in it back in May lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, krustyballer16 said: I started one but havent updated it in a while. can't remember the title lol You were actually the last person to comment in it back in May lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 So just some quick measurements of how much these sliders lowered the truck... Setup before the sliders: I am on a 28" tire. Original 1990 leafs And shackles and bushings 150lbs of weight under the bed for traction 20 gallon fuel cell in the bed Battery in the bed Assassin bars (traction bars) -- 31⅛" to bottom fender flare After sliders: I removed the bottom helper spring Removed stock shackle brackets and shackles Added sliders (I measured with 390lbs of simulated weight in the bed to get my slider location, but removed 240lbs for accurate measurement) --28⅞" to bottom of fender flare 2¼" or so lower It's about ¾" lower with all the weight in it Maybe ½"-¾" from bumpstops to axle. Definitely has a squat to it now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 Sliders welded in and done! 2" lower now! And she got some slicks and a wing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 certainly looks the part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 So awesome. I like the slider setup a lot and am dreaming up ways that that could be used to improve control of the rear under load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 Well, went to the track to test the new rear suspension.... thr first 2 passes, it worked decent. Couldn't tell much difference. Burnout of the 3rd pass....destruction! Not with the suspension though.. Blew her up! That smokey white spot next to the geound cable in the second pic,...thats a whole in the block... So now it's gonna set for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 boom well, it was fun while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Mark Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Sometimes you gotta break some eggs before you make the perfect meal! Don't give up brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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