project_x
01-27-2010, 10:01 AM
As many have encountered, I have had some trouble by adding a 2" lift at the same time as heavy duty front springs. The first issue was the binding of the CV joints, which I was able to relieve with the bracket huntidaho designed for his Carry.
Once that mod was installed, the next issue that needed attention was the wheels were much too close to the front of the wheel well and the radius rods were at a much steeper angle which should add some unwanted bump steer. To combat this, I lowered my radius rods with a bracket (like on aeroshots Carry).
This in turn shift the wheels back in the wheel well, but too far back, initially I thought about cutting the radius rods, but I decided to use swedge (http://www.bryke.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BRP&Product_Code=301-608&Category_Code=) tubes and making them adjustable.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuDSomwRI/AAAAAAAAQqc/BfOm5t-wlv0/s400/IMG00018-20100127-1127.jpg
Fortunately on the Carry, the radius rods (with paint are .640 diameter (which I suspect is 16mm or .629 stock)) this makes them easy to have threaded with 5/8-18 threads to fit the swedge tubes. I cut 2" out of the center of the radius rod, and had each end threaded 5" to allow for the tube, and a jam nut at each end (1 end left hand thread and the other half right hand thread)
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuDiscLiI/AAAAAAAAQqg/AquFxpNP-WA/s400/IMG00017-20100127-1126.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuEG7eUPI/AAAAAAAAQqo/FNJA7N0myf4/s400/IMG00020-20100127-1128.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuD7eBiNI/AAAAAAAAQqk/WTHRf_NofJ0/s400/IMG00021-20100127-1128.jpg
The one assembly issue with the tubes and the threaded rods, was that the threads in the tubes i had (whether by design or by manufacturing defect) were not tapped through. So I had to buy a 5/8-18 LH tap. Each end needed 1.5 additional threads to allow the rods to thread through to the center of the tube. This allows adjustment of the radius rod +2 to -2 inches (I will be running them at about -1.25 with these tires and lift)
I will install them tonight and take some more pictures.
Cheers,
Rob
Once that mod was installed, the next issue that needed attention was the wheels were much too close to the front of the wheel well and the radius rods were at a much steeper angle which should add some unwanted bump steer. To combat this, I lowered my radius rods with a bracket (like on aeroshots Carry).
This in turn shift the wheels back in the wheel well, but too far back, initially I thought about cutting the radius rods, but I decided to use swedge (http://www.bryke.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BRP&Product_Code=301-608&Category_Code=) tubes and making them adjustable.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuDSomwRI/AAAAAAAAQqc/BfOm5t-wlv0/s400/IMG00018-20100127-1127.jpg
Fortunately on the Carry, the radius rods (with paint are .640 diameter (which I suspect is 16mm or .629 stock)) this makes them easy to have threaded with 5/8-18 threads to fit the swedge tubes. I cut 2" out of the center of the radius rod, and had each end threaded 5" to allow for the tube, and a jam nut at each end (1 end left hand thread and the other half right hand thread)
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuDiscLiI/AAAAAAAAQqg/AquFxpNP-WA/s400/IMG00017-20100127-1126.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuEG7eUPI/AAAAAAAAQqo/FNJA7N0myf4/s400/IMG00020-20100127-1128.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4tlMvnYDZ0I/S2BuD7eBiNI/AAAAAAAAQqk/WTHRf_NofJ0/s400/IMG00021-20100127-1128.jpg
The one assembly issue with the tubes and the threaded rods, was that the threads in the tubes i had (whether by design or by manufacturing defect) were not tapped through. So I had to buy a 5/8-18 LH tap. Each end needed 1.5 additional threads to allow the rods to thread through to the center of the tube. This allows adjustment of the radius rod +2 to -2 inches (I will be running them at about -1.25 with these tires and lift)
I will install them tonight and take some more pictures.
Cheers,
Rob