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LOL took it for a test run,steering wheel has done a 180,is now upside down,might have to go get a adjustable front panhard bar,crikey it looks higher than a 4" lift,but i measured it and its sitting 4" above stock,i'll have a good look at that pitman arm tamorrow night..
Its smoother BUT not as smooth as i thought it would be,but ive only taken it for a short ride tonight,some fine tuning might be the go.
Then i'll have too take it down too my front end man and get him too have a look at it all..
Its smoother BUT not as smooth as i thought it would be,but ive only taken it for a short ride tonight,some fine tuning might be the go.
Then i'll have too take it down too my front end man and get him too have a look at it all..
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From: Slade Point, Australia
I got extended brake lines,but i havent fitted them yet,and the diff breathers i want to extend aswell even higher than factory..
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Pitman arm is fine,i had to add a longer adjuster on the drag link..
Tim @ rocket sports trucks (i was yacking to him for 2 hours tonight at his shop) has almost finnished building his own single steering box steering(fully engineered and certified),NO need for the dummy box on the passenger side,he said it will take out the bull***** aussie installed steering lag and our trucks will steer more like a car not a truck,also if your truck follows the contours of the road like mine does,he said putting a minimum of 6 to 8 degree's caster on our front ends will make it steer straight true and not follow the contours of the road
And he strongly advises me too add air actuators to my airbag airlines too make them much softer,better ride..
So things are looking up,i might just end up with a even better riding truck that steers how i want it too
Tim @ rocket sports trucks (i was yacking to him for 2 hours tonight at his shop) has almost finnished building his own single steering box steering(fully engineered and certified),NO need for the dummy box on the passenger side,he said it will take out the bull***** aussie installed steering lag and our trucks will steer more like a car not a truck,also if your truck follows the contours of the road like mine does,he said putting a minimum of 6 to 8 degree's caster on our front ends will make it steer straight true and not follow the contours of the road
And he strongly advises me too add air actuators to my airbag airlines too make them much softer,better ride..
So things are looking up,i might just end up with a even better riding truck that steers how i want it too
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single steering box. now I have just dribbled all over my pants. Let me know when its out. Now wheres the video bro. Im over the pics
Porthole you lucky bugga, Thats one sweet looking ride.
Porthole you lucky bugga, Thats one sweet looking ride.
nice ha..
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From: Canberra Australia
Single steering box sounds good!
Also Bryan, don't confuse our Yankee brothers by saying driver and passenger side over here
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The accumulators will be just a big hollow sphere that will allow the air bag to compress air into the accumulator so that you get more air travel. My previous vehicle used to use them (a Mercedes S600) albeit in a slightly different way. I would guess that you'd want to mount one accumulator per bag in the air line as close to the airbag as practical. On compression the airbag will dump air into the accumulator and on rebound the accumulator will push air back into the bag. You could keep adding accumulators to your air line until the plushness of your suspension pleases the better half!
BTW, how do you adjust castor on the front end?
Oh yer, one other thing, what load rating are those stumps you got your vehicle resting on?
Also Bryan, don't confuse our Yankee brothers by saying driver and passenger side over here
!The accumulators will be just a big hollow sphere that will allow the air bag to compress air into the accumulator so that you get more air travel. My previous vehicle used to use them (a Mercedes S600) albeit in a slightly different way. I would guess that you'd want to mount one accumulator per bag in the air line as close to the airbag as practical. On compression the airbag will dump air into the accumulator and on rebound the accumulator will push air back into the bag. You could keep adding accumulators to your air line until the plushness of your suspension pleases the better half!
BTW, how do you adjust castor on the front end?
Oh yer, one other thing, what load rating are those stumps you got your vehicle resting on?
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Single steering box sounds good!
Also Bryan, don't confuse our Yankee brothers by saying driver and passenger side over here !
The accumulators will be just a big hollow sphere that will allow the air bag to compress air into the accumulator so that you get more air travel. My previous vehicle used to use them (a Mercedes S600) albeit in a slightly different way. I would guess that you'd want to mount one accumulator per bag in the air line as close to the airbag as practical. On compression the airbag will dump air into the accumulator and on rebound the accumulator will push air back into the bag. You could keep adding accumulators to your air line until the plushness of your suspension pleases the better half!
Also Bryan, don't confuse our Yankee brothers by saying driver and passenger side over here
!The accumulators will be just a big hollow sphere that will allow the air bag to compress air into the accumulator so that you get more air travel. My previous vehicle used to use them (a Mercedes S600) albeit in a slightly different way. I would guess that you'd want to mount one accumulator per bag in the air line as close to the airbag as practical. On compression the airbag will dump air into the accumulator and on rebound the accumulator will push air back into the bag. You could keep adding accumulators to your air line until the plushness of your suspension pleases the better half!
BTW, how do you adjust castor on the front end?
Oh yer, one other thing, what load rating are those stumps you got your vehicle resting on?
its carved on the side but you cant see em ,there 1897 car blocks *cough* i mean cart blocks.
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From: Melbourne, Aus
The buckets mentioned my Nkelly - you can get different spec buckets (that affect the castor) from your dealership, otherwise I think Pedders makes them adjustable.
Are you inquiring because your rig has the infamous "pulls left" syndrome?
Are you inquiring because your rig has the infamous "pulls left" syndrome?