Midarm and rear outboard question
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Well I figured I would report back.
I have tire clearance! I had to move the shock mount inboard of the lower control arm mount.
I kept trying to make it work between the outer double rings on the axle and the inside of the lower control arm mount, as most of the pictures I have saved show them placed.
I first tried moving it in so it was on the same plane as the outside of the lower control arm mount. Was close, but it wasn’t till I jumped the mount to the inside of the control arm mount that I got clearance I was happy with.
So I have a solid 3/16” of tire clearance between tire and shock body at full articulation, then I I have about 3/8” between shock and poly tower.
Since I cut the one leg off the lower control mount at my attempt to have it on the same plane, once I moved it over to its final resting place I added a little dog leg to the mount to tie it all back together.
So as I often hear mrblaine say, put it where it fits!
I have tire clearance! I had to move the shock mount inboard of the lower control arm mount.
I kept trying to make it work between the outer double rings on the axle and the inside of the lower control arm mount, as most of the pictures I have saved show them placed.
I first tried moving it in so it was on the same plane as the outside of the lower control arm mount. Was close, but it wasn’t till I jumped the mount to the inside of the control arm mount that I got clearance I was happy with.
So I have a solid 3/16” of tire clearance between tire and shock body at full articulation, then I I have about 3/8” between shock and poly tower.
Since I cut the one leg off the lower control mount at my attempt to have it on the same plane, once I moved it over to its final resting place I added a little dog leg to the mount to tie it all back together.
So as I often hear mrblaine say, put it where it fits!
You're running a little bit cold on your welds. Turn the voltage up slightly or the wire speed down just a smidge. Weld up that cut from the cut off wheel in the tube.
And you can tell that because the top of the bead is a bit pointy and the edges haven't "washed" into the parent material and left a hard'ish line? Just trying to learn what I can from looking at a bead and hearing it described as a bit cold...
Pretty much. The one on the side of the shock mount looks like it is just laying on the surface.