2wd drag racing suspension setup

Long bed is less than 400lbs, yesterday I lift it with my friends help, no problem
 
hah dang, we had 4 guys lifting that thing and it was wonky as hell

then we built this:
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4 guy's to lift the long bed???

I was from one side and friend from other side,
 
Man, that winch-operated cherrypicker just screams redneck (but in a good way)! This is from a former NC resident...

For a real challenge, try putting a bed up on a truck on 44" tires! Fortunately I'm a past powerlifting champion, and I was able to call some fellow lifters over to help. The next time I took a bed off, I used a forklift! I figured I could use a regular engine hoist, with the "crane" part fully extended, as long as the truck was not too tall.

Regards,
Michael Pliska
 
NICE

I'd like to think of it as "country boy engineering" myself
 
We keep 2 forklifts in the shop...but we use them to pull cabs off tractors, rotors out of combines, etc...a 500lb pickup bed is nothing:D

Chris
 
Signature600 said:
We keep 2 forklifts in the shop...but we use them to pull cabs off tractors, rotors out of combines, etc...a 500lb pickup bed is nothing:D

Chris
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hehehe by the time you get said forklifts positioned, locate straps ect- the bed is already off...... :hehe::hehe:
 
where did ya get those sweet tires? what size are they?

is that afco double action I see?
 
9 LIVES said:
where did ya get those sweet tires? what size are they?

Those are Mickey Thompson Sportsman front


is that afco double action I see?
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Maybe ;)

cosmo22nov said:
have any pics with the wheel off?
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No Sir

cosmo22nov said:
so how do u like the coilovers? hw did yu do the convrsion? do they jut go in plce of yur shocks? and where did you get them?
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I like them. But they were a little bit of a pain to get right.

They are not a direct replacement.

The lower arm was changed. The one I'm using is completely flat with no bend.

I used a flipped chevy balljoint and used a lowering spindle. Probably not required. But, I stuck with those parts since they were already on the truck from when it had regular springs.

A mount was made in the lower arm.

Then the upper arm was cut, sectioned, rewelded.

An upper shockmount was made and mounted to the framerail, suspending over the upper a arm.

Then I started testing springs. The first time I sat the front end down, between the spring I had, the height adjustment on my mount, and the preload I used, my oil pan was less than a half inch off the pavement.
It looked ready to run Nascar Craftsman Truck.

A little heavier spring, some preload, a height adjustment to the mount, and it was good. But, the spring life was a little short, finnaly got it all sorted out and its been good.
 
A side note.

If you lookat a factory suspension 2wd dodge. The upper a-arm is almost parallel to the ground and the lower arm runs at a 40ish degree (probably exagerating) downward angle from the mounting point to the balljoint.

On my truck it is the opposite.

The lower arm is completely flat and parrallel to the ground. The upper arm runs upward from the mounting point to the balljoint.
 
well guys I think ill go with some caltracs and 2 less leafs..... for now. but I have a question, does anyone know which rancho 9000 shocks do I use? or what is the right ones for our trucks?
 
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