well, with my lowered lift height and search for more uptravel, my draglink is hitting my frame at full compression (pass side only).

i could buy steering arms that tuck the links closer to the leaf spring (i have about 2" to spare) but that costs money, and i alreday have these.

if i notch the frame about .5" it will clear...... has anyone done this?

any other thoughts?

Have heard of folks welding in a half round piece of pipe to fill in a nothed part of the frame to clear the draglink. Never seen a writeup on it. You could also raise the bumpstop on that one side to limit the uptravel a bit.

im trying to get away without raising the bumpstop any more. my uptravel is severely limited as it is.

i cut my bumpstop extensions down 1.5" from where they were previously. it was absolutly horrible to drive. bottomed out on everything. im really hoping that 1.5" will make a difference, and im not willing to sacrifice any more of it.

I notched my frame to accommodate my flat pitman arm. Unfortunately I have no pics and am out of town for work for a few months. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Know that this can be done though, just measure twice and cut once. Better to make the cut small and grind away until you have a tight fit, but remember to make the notch large enough to accommodate not only up and down travel but the full range of steering motion as well.

Wow, this sounds like an extremely interesting idea that could solve my similier problem.

Although I'm terribly nervous about cutting what amounts the most important part of the frame.

Here's what comes to mind: notch it for some shallow C-channel welded longitudinally, maybe 3/16" wall if you want to be burly, then plate the sides as well with 3/16" plate. It will NOT fail. It will likely be much stronger than the other side in fact. If you are still nervous, take some more of the C channel and cap the top of the frame (in line with the frame), with a 45* cut in front, and box it in at the front, effectively 'raising' the frame a bit. Stitch weld if you are nervous about distortion, but I highly doubt it will be a factor.

A plasma cutter would make short work of it. I don't know how I got through projects without one (one of the new, very nice dual voltage Millers). Between that, and a HF metal bandsaw, making a nice step bumper for my son has been a piece of cake +/-. Both gifts from my lovely bride. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Great ideas, Bill.

Also (and here's a blast from the past), Joe Chacon did this about 6 years ago on his SAS, so it's been done before.