Angus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kansas City suburb
Hello all,
I've been following all the different control arm threads for solutions to my ride issue at 4". No laughing, I know this isn't tall, but why can't I wish for a cushy/flexy ride and a lift? I am not convinced of the bushing life with radius type arms on a 95% DD. The drop brackets arn't a bad idea, but I drag the LCA mounts now.
This brings me to an idea I had a year ago. Currently I have a HP D30 sitting in the garage awaiting gears, TrueTrac, and WJ brakes and steering. Some of you may recall I have been at this stage for six months, but thats another story. Anyway while I have the mig out redoing the axle TB mount why not raise the axle CA mounts? I would guess that raising both upper (kinda like the Skyjacker tried) and lower 2" would help both ride and flex. (I allready have JKS flex arms) The lower arm relocation would put the mount more out of harms way. This location would be near the axle centerline and not creat any undo leverage stress.
The upper driver side mount relocation is more of a problem. The passenger side is easy, raise and brace. The mount above the diff with the cast material has got me scratching. My current idea is to cut enough off the top of the existing mount to allow the new 2" higher location. I want to build the new mount using as much of the old bushing hole as possible. With further bracing and maybe a sandwiched plate using the diff cover bolts this should do. With the extended upper mounts the leverage and stress should be less. I am not wanting to creat a monstosity of a cradle like Skyjacker but just a clean relocation.
OK, anyone ever do this? I imagine those that have added mounts to a D44 may have the best ideas. I know this is alot of work for minimal CA angle change, but it wont cost me much and can only improve over what I have now.
Thanks, Angus
I've been following all the different control arm threads for solutions to my ride issue at 4". No laughing, I know this isn't tall, but why can't I wish for a cushy/flexy ride and a lift? I am not convinced of the bushing life with radius type arms on a 95% DD. The drop brackets arn't a bad idea, but I drag the LCA mounts now.
This brings me to an idea I had a year ago. Currently I have a HP D30 sitting in the garage awaiting gears, TrueTrac, and WJ brakes and steering. Some of you may recall I have been at this stage for six months, but thats another story. Anyway while I have the mig out redoing the axle TB mount why not raise the axle CA mounts? I would guess that raising both upper (kinda like the Skyjacker tried) and lower 2" would help both ride and flex. (I allready have JKS flex arms) The lower arm relocation would put the mount more out of harms way. This location would be near the axle centerline and not creat any undo leverage stress.
The upper driver side mount relocation is more of a problem. The passenger side is easy, raise and brace. The mount above the diff with the cast material has got me scratching. My current idea is to cut enough off the top of the existing mount to allow the new 2" higher location. I want to build the new mount using as much of the old bushing hole as possible. With further bracing and maybe a sandwiched plate using the diff cover bolts this should do. With the extended upper mounts the leverage and stress should be less. I am not wanting to creat a monstosity of a cradle like Skyjacker but just a clean relocation.
OK, anyone ever do this? I imagine those that have added mounts to a D44 may have the best ideas. I know this is alot of work for minimal CA angle change, but it wont cost me much and can only improve over what I have now.
Thanks, Angus