Old truck, new look…
Have had the old Freedom Wagon about finished for a while. The kids both got new wheels for Xmas. Santa got older son got some pimp looking Konigs, staggered setup for his 06 Mustang GT. And St Nick...
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In honor of t2r, gotta keep this drivel going!
Well as suspected, the 1.5” greater negative offset wheels combined with the gnarly new shoes don’t clear the back corners of the front fenders very well.
I was contemplating clearancing those when we restored the body since I had to repair them from previous damage, but I really didn’t want to cut anything and time was a factor.
But the solution is only $50. Well $100 since someone cut the front axle u bolts flush and I needed another inch of thread.
Off-road Designs makes “Zero Rate” they call em, 1” lift blocks essentially. And yeah lift blocks in front is a no no.
However these actually bolt into the leaf pack just like adding a thick overload leaf to the bottom of the stack. They provide a larger bearing surface than springs alone and are pre drilled to offset the axle forward or back a couple increments if necessary.
Given I don’t/didn’t want to go to a 6” lift in front these should work great. And provide several options for lift/axle placement. Can even experiment with no sway bar now since the springs are so stiff (haven’t been able to so far due to clearance, even with the old wheels). Or if I can get the clearance needed with the zero rate and removing the main leaf on the pack, with sway bar maybe I can soften up the front end just enough.
It has Rough country front springs from a prev owner. And they live up to the first word in their name! Be good for snow plowing and not much else! Lol.
Bought the shocks a bit long knowing I’d have to increase the lift.
So this is like the LFP science experiments for guys who turn wrenches…
Well as suspected, the 1.5” greater negative offset wheels combined with the gnarly new shoes don’t clear the back corners of the front fenders very well.
I was contemplating clearancing those when we restored the body since I had to repair them from previous damage, but I really didn’t want to cut anything and time was a factor.
But the solution is only $50. Well $100 since someone cut the front axle u bolts flush and I needed another inch of thread.
Off-road Designs makes “Zero Rate” they call em, 1” lift blocks essentially. And yeah lift blocks in front is a no no.
However these actually bolt into the leaf pack just like adding a thick overload leaf to the bottom of the stack. They provide a larger bearing surface than springs alone and are pre drilled to offset the axle forward or back a couple increments if necessary.
Given I don’t/didn’t want to go to a 6” lift in front these should work great. And provide several options for lift/axle placement. Can even experiment with no sway bar now since the springs are so stiff (haven’t been able to so far due to clearance, even with the old wheels). Or if I can get the clearance needed with the zero rate and removing the main leaf on the pack, with sway bar maybe I can soften up the front end just enough.
It has Rough country front springs from a prev owner. And they live up to the first word in their name! Be good for snow plowing and not much else! Lol.
Bought the shocks a bit long knowing I’d have to increase the lift.
So this is like the LFP science experiments for guys who turn wrenches…
