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Nov 9, 2011 | 01:35 PM

302flareside1992

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ttb adapter plate

I'm gonna be doing my solid axle swap this winter and I'm wanting to keep my ttb coils. How thick of plate do yall think is necessary for the adapter? I have 3/4 but I'm not sure that will be enough. Is that thick enough?

Nov 9, 2011 | 02:13 PM

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Are you talking about the bottom coil plate? Where the coils mount to the radius arms?

The factory plate on both the 73-79 and the 44 TTB is very thin. Im thinking 1/8-3/16"

3/4 would be extreme overkill and anything over 3/8s is completely unnecessary IMO.

Nov 9, 2011 | 02:34 PM

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Yeah its the lower mount, the thing is that it will be slightly off center from everything that I have seen about people making adapters. So I don't think that 3/16 will be close to enough. But i don't know that's why I'm asking

Nov 9, 2011 | 03:48 PM

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From: utica il

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Originally Posted by 302flareside1992

I'm gonna be doing my solid axle swap this winter and I'm wanting to keep my ttb coils.

ummmm, no you don't want to keep them. the ttb coils are way too damn stiff to use on a sas conversion and the truck will ride like a tank.

the way the ttb is set up it uses the radius arm and "chicken wing" action to overcome the stiff springs, it doesn't work like that on a solid axle. google it if you don't believe me.

Nov 9, 2011 | 04:42 PM

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Chicken wing huh? Is that a technical term?

Nov 9, 2011 | 05:22 PM

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People are raving about the ride quality of rear springs in the front here lately so for all we know this thing will ride like a 78 Buick regal.

No matter what springs you end up with I wouldnt waste my time with anything more than 3/8" plate, 1/4" being probably plenty. 3/4" would be well beyond the point of overkill and directly to the doorstep of stupid...imo.