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10-17-2006, 07:47 PM
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| NEWBIE!  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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|  Nuther HL build Hey guys, not a newbie but I haven't been around for a while. Some of the older guys might remember me from my buggy.  On with the hi lift... Want to build this one as real looking as possible while still being modded. I'm not happy at all with the amount of flex yet. I'm running bruiser main leafs with the longest leaf from the HL, bruiser shackles, and have done the tapering (chino style) on the ends of the front leafs so far. I would like to stay with leafs but not opposed to 1/4 or 3/4 eliptic setup of some sort. I have also done a ladder bar with a shackle at the frame mount. Any suggestions/ideas highly appreciated! Ladder bar  Modified diff cover (rock ring)  Bruiser leafs/shackles  Sad flex  I'm not expecting a ton of flex but it needs more than this!!! |
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10-17-2006, 07:52 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the yellow dummy dumper
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| have you taken the springs out of the shocks yet? ive heard that helps out alot on these guys  |
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10-17-2006, 07:55 PM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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| Yeah, no springs in the shocks, should have mentioned that. I have seen a few other HL's that seem to twist up pretty good but I'm having no luck with mine. |
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10-17-2006, 07:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville
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| My $.02 I built a bronco bodied bb-51 chassis truck with coils in the front and juggy leaves in the rear. I was using regular shackles but not much flex. Look at a chain link with a half link (also called a offset link). With that set up your truck will set a little lower but will allow for alot more droop. Alot like 1:1 revolver shackles. Go to www.mcmaster.com and search offset links and you will see what I mean. |
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10-17-2006, 07:59 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chit Chat
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| Gotta go beat on the thing, they loosen up after a while. And sag some also. I think my Hi Lift sits at about 2/3rd the normal ride height it used to. Though the leafs are bent a tad. |
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10-17-2006, 08:40 PM
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| Haters gonna Hate  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the Basement building Hiluxs and shit
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| Looks good, I like the trac bar. I am with EP you gotta beat on it it a bit. After I romp mine off of jumps at the worlds they are real soft now and I get alot of flex using only the main leaf and the one small leaf (no springs in shocks). My truck currently has probably a good 40% sag  Mike |
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10-17-2006, 10:44 PM
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| Get off my lawn!  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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| Jumping it a few times will loosen up the springs. So will lubing the leaves, if you can deal with all the crap that sticks to the lube. Cory, I think your truck is layin' frame now  |
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10-19-2006, 07:46 PM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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| Already have used bruiser main leafs and it has no flex. Started work on the rear 4 link tonight. Gonna try a 1/4 eliptic setup. |
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10-27-2006, 08:06 PM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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| got a little work done. Rear truss for upper links.  Bobbed bruiser chassis.  Still using HL axles and tranny but want a "scale" rig. Not sure if it will still be considered a HL after this.  |
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10-27-2006, 08:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: AREA CODE 671
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| The trcbar idea look's like a nice mod.How does it flex? |
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10-27-2006, 08:20 PM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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10-27-2006, 10:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
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10-29-2006, 03:54 PM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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| All axle link mounts are done except for a little cleanup and paint. Now on to the frame mounts...  |
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10-29-2006, 04:12 PM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| My favorite thing as to be the Rock Rings....very nice little touch |
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10-29-2006, 09:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: san jose
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| jeep94xj, i made a torque arm/ladder bar like that for one of halfcab's trucks. works great and keeps the springs happily arched. the cool thing with the shackle at the front is that it allows bind free articulation and you can dial in (or out) anti-squat with the length of the arm and angle of the shackle. keep up the good work and let us know how it works when finished! |
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10-31-2006, 01:06 AM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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| Little update, I mocked up the 1/4 eliptic setup on the rear tonight. Like how it worked out so I'm gonna get fabbin on the mounts for everything. Pics to come soon. |
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11-04-2006, 07:18 PM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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| 1/4 eliptic setup done! Still need to mount shocks and do some final welding and cleanup.     |
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11-12-2006, 07:26 PM
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| NEWBIE! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: n.e. ohio
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| Little more progress... shock mounts done.  Body mounted, tranny mounted, and somewhat of a roller.  And of course the much improved flex shot. Before After.  |
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11-12-2006, 11:04 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sacramento
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| looks cool nice job  |
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11-13-2006, 04:29 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2006 Location: WI, near Green Bay
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| Looks really good, can't wait to see more. I've been working on a set of upper link mounts similar to yours for my scale TLT  |
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