So Alpha_nett and I are working on a little project but I have decided we could use some information from people who have tried different things on their trucks. Right now we only know results from what Alpha_nett has done on his truck so I would love to hear what other combinations yielded as far as performance goes.
We are attempting to nail down what exactly makes or breaks the rear leaf setup of a truck. What shackle to spring angles you can get away with as well as shackle length and separation.
So here is what I would like from you guys!!! If you have installed some long travel leafs in the back of your truck (doesn't even matter what year/kind) I would like these things:
1) Distance from front leaf eye (where it bolts to the frame) to the point where the shackle mounts to the frame. The straight line connecting them.
2) Shackle length
3) Vertical separate between the where the front eye mounts to the frame and where the shackle mounts to the frame.
4) Which spring you are using F67, 50T etc...
5) If you can Some spring dimensions: eye-eye distance when unloaded, arch when unloaded (from the imaginary line connecting the two eyes to the tallest part of the arch), eye-eye when flat.
we don't need em for the F67 and 50T since we know those already.
6) THE IMPORTANT PART!!! How does the rear of the truck work for you? The hard part here is going to be resisting the urge to say, 'works awesome!', or 'handles great!'. We need to know things like if the truck was good over small bumps (rocks), big bumps(whoops), jumps. How did adding weight to the back of the truck help or hurt? Was the rear too stiff? Too soft? Bottoms out easily? Was bouncy? etc...
7) toss in any other juicy information like info on your shocks and stuff, it all helps.
8) of course a picture!
What do you get out of this? Well you can feel good about your self for helping others out AND a pretty picture like this:
52.5 separation (eye to shackle mount)
F67
10" shackle
19" vertical separation (just a random guess!!!!)
Except it'll have your numbers in it and if you want I can change it so you can know what to expect if you are designing a new setup or changing your existing one.
Show me what you got!
We are attempting to nail down what exactly makes or breaks the rear leaf setup of a truck. What shackle to spring angles you can get away with as well as shackle length and separation.
So here is what I would like from you guys!!! If you have installed some long travel leafs in the back of your truck (doesn't even matter what year/kind) I would like these things:
1) Distance from front leaf eye (where it bolts to the frame) to the point where the shackle mounts to the frame. The straight line connecting them.
2) Shackle length
3) Vertical separate between the where the front eye mounts to the frame and where the shackle mounts to the frame.
4) Which spring you are using F67, 50T etc...
5) If you can Some spring dimensions: eye-eye distance when unloaded, arch when unloaded (from the imaginary line connecting the two eyes to the tallest part of the arch), eye-eye when flat.
we don't need em for the F67 and 50T since we know those already.
6) THE IMPORTANT PART!!! How does the rear of the truck work for you? The hard part here is going to be resisting the urge to say, 'works awesome!', or 'handles great!'. We need to know things like if the truck was good over small bumps (rocks), big bumps(whoops), jumps. How did adding weight to the back of the truck help or hurt? Was the rear too stiff? Too soft? Bottoms out easily? Was bouncy? etc...
7) toss in any other juicy information like info on your shocks and stuff, it all helps.
8) of course a picture!
What do you get out of this? Well you can feel good about your self for helping others out AND a pretty picture like this:
52.5 separation (eye to shackle mount)
F67
10" shackle
19" vertical separation (just a random guess!!!!)
Except it'll have your numbers in it and if you want I can change it so you can know what to expect if you are designing a new setup or changing your existing one.
Show me what you got!