from low and slow to high and mighty

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

I'm getting a set of goodyear wranglers for 412 even. There pretty nice lookin tires, they aren't the standard at but a lot more aggressive

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

okay guys i know i promised pics but please hold on lol.

 

im gonna start fabbin up some brackets for f150 shocks...if any one knows about the stock shocks for a 2wd nissan 720, you know they are little things that restrict the lift. f150 shocks fully compressed are the same length as the stock shocks at half compression...therefore longer shocks=taller lift. after a few days of trying to get the truck taller, and getting no where, i realized its the stupid stock shocks. hahaha

[poor-mans-720]

lol, well that's a good thing. Did ya unbolt the shocks to find that out?

[poor-mans-720]

Oh yea, lifting that thing is a pain, ain't it?? Lol... Trust me, I know too... :)

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

im gonna start fabbin up some brackets for f150 shocks...if any one knows about the stock shocks for a 2wd nissan 720, you know they are little things that restrict the lift. f150 shocks fully compressed are the same length as the stock shocks at half compression...therefore longer shocks=taller lift. after a few days of trying to get the truck taller, and getting no where, i realized its the stupid stock shocks. hahaha

 

Speaking of Ford, these stock Ford shock towers are an industry standard for a budget build, and they are only abnout $12.00 each. You can get them just about anywhere too, http://www.partsmike.com/, the Ford dealer, etc.

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

Speaking of Ford, these stock Ford shock towers are an industry standard for a budget build, and they are only abnout $12.00 each. You can get them just about anywhere too, http://www.partsmike.com/, the Ford dealer, etc.

 

okay how do they bolt up and so on?

[poor-mans-720]

the two Holes on the right side go to the frame, they point up, and the left side is where the shock end bolts too... Google ford shock mounts, and check the images. Would give ya a good idealehat they look like installed.

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

well i understand how they bolt up on a ford thats fine. what about my truck?

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

and are 4wd and 2wd ucas the same?

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

okay how do they bolt up and so on?

 

I usually position them whereever I want them and weld them on.

 

Here they are on my 1957 Land Rover.

 

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

okay...that works for a 4wd. but what about a 2wd? ive got all these things like control arms in the way...lol

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Anything can be built with a pile of cash and a welder.

 

In other words, where there's a will, there's a way.

[elfirebeasto]

I have got to agree. I'm teaching myself how to weld so that I can do things the market doesn't already allow, or to make things the market is too proud of for me to afford. It also helps if you have a good mechanical mind and good spacial orientation

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

I have got to agree. I'm teaching myself how to weld so that I can do things the market doesn't already allow, or to make things the market is too proud of for me to afford. It also helps if you have a good mechanical mind and good spacial orientation

 

Necessity is the mother of invention.

 

Waste not want not.

 

What other crass one liners can I use to illustrate the importance of a positive attitude and a little out of the box thinking? When I don't have a plan, sometimes I sit there with the part in my hand and hold it up in all different directions and invariably it works out. Sometimes that takes a long time, in which case...I work on something else.

[kingpinnz]

can repost the before image please?

[poor-mans-720]

i dunno if I would be focused on shock hoops at this moment. Should work on the control arms first. They are ultimately what's going to limit your lift. No since in making the shock hoops work with stick control arms. I dont think those would work on the 4wd ifs either. Not enough room. Could just put a longer shock in there. Maybe 4wd shocks.

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

Well see that's the thing my front shocks are limiting my lift. And I don't think 4wd shocks are gonna cut it. Idk I think I'm just gonna order some rancho shocks and see what I can do with that

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

So I took the ball joint spacers out because it was just nothing but issues, controll arm kept eatin at my wheel. Got new wheels. Jegs baja 8. They are 15x8 with a 3.75 backspacing. They look good, just gtta get new tires. Problem I'm having now...after weeks of suspension problems finally fixed...my motor is running like shit and shakes violently not sure what this means. But I'm gonna clean the sparkplugs and if that works I promise ill post pics of my adventures haha.

 

 

 

 

Ps I did a little wheeling today...before my motor took a dump. I have pics of that too :)

[Nathyne]

Speaking of Ford, these stock Ford shock towers are an industry standard for a budget build, and they are only abnout $12.00 each. You can get them just about anywhere too, http://www.partsmike.com/, the Ford dealer, etc.

 

Wow those are a great price! Was going to get some from ruff stuff/fab some but I think my budget will like these a lot more glad i stumbled upon this the steel would be more than that for me to buy...

[Mr.Dean_Yates]

I miss this truck a little