This spring swap is supposed to be an inexpensive alternative to aftermarket springs.. However with the u-bolt flip, extend shocks and shock mounts this could get a little pricey, especially if you have to pay someone to fabricate brackets and do the welding.
My rig rides nice....VERY NICE!!! This is my daily driver, I also use it to pull my boat over a 10,000 foot pass to and from a lake, so it has to be easy to drive! To tell you the truth I don’t think you’d notice much difference from the 225x75R15 and the stock suspension and what I’ve done to it other that the noise from the Super Swampers. One comment I got from Jeep owner was. “Wow, this thing drives like my brothers new Silverado”.. To me that’s a bit of a stretch but you get the idea..
I purchased the springs from a local junk yard for $35 for the pair ( thanks Fabian). I fabbed up the front hanger brackets from a piece of 3¢"x3¢" square tubing. I mounted them 11" CTC from the old hanger. I wish I would have mounted them 11¢" or 12" because when stuffed there is a large gap between front of the tire and the fender and they almost rub the back of the fender. <img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/frontspmt.txt" alt=" - " />
Rear shackles were made from 1¢"x9"x3/8" pieces of steel with the holes mounted 7¢" CTC <img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/shackle.txt" alt=" - " />
The U-bolt flip was made using 5/8" U-bolts 3"x8¢", and the plate are out of 5¢"x6"x¢".
<img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/uboltplate.txt" alt=" - " />
Check out my upper shock mount! it’s a 2"x2"x41?" piece of squar tube 1/8" thick.. With my 2" body lift I just welded it to the top of the frame rails 29¥" from the back of the frame. the shocks are Rancho RS9000X PN RS99012 .. Thes shock are 32.250" when fully extended and 19.375" when compressed, they have 1 5/16" wide bushings with 5/8" holes on both ends. <img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/upshmount.txt" alt=" - " /> <img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/upshock3.txt" alt=" - " /> <img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/shocks.txt" alt=" - " />
Lower shock mounts are from AOR. they are mounted 11" inboard from the flange that the brake backing plate bolts to. I have an idea that would elimanate having to use weld-on brackets and use more of the 12.875" inches of travle that these shocks offer. <img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/lwrshmt.txt" alt=" - " />
In order for the parking brake cable to clear I had to move this bracket about 2¢" CTC towards the front of the truck. The bracket was made from 1 1/8"x5¢"x1/8" strap. <img src="http://www.geocities.com/razzmataz300/prkbrk.txt" alt=" - " />
I ended up ussing a 5? shim(thicker end towards the front) betwen the axle perch and spring. This will eventually come out and the perch will be rewelded on the axle tube to give me the same pinion angle.. As for now it IS vibration free.
If any of you guys need some of these parts or a complet “kit” fabbed shoot me an email. I can turn most of this stuff out in a day or two..
Be Wild,
RAZZ
