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My flipped j-arm hit and broke my es3000 shock.
I've noticed that the J arm now comes REALLY close to my front shock which it didn't before.
I am not quite sure how this is, unless you are not mounting the bottom of the shock in the stock location. Here are some clearance pics(albeit, on flat ground)EDIT: I can see where under full driver's compression while turning it might get close. I have no marks on my shock from the arm, just where the dust shield rubs.
Ah the memories.I never hit the shock while on flat ground either. It was when it got pretty flexed up that it would contact the shock. At 1st it self clearanced, and ran fine until the one time I flexed it up too much.(I am not sure if it was drop or compressed, I was trail running when it happened and didn't noticed it immediately. )I would guess your stiffer springs, and shorter shock don't allow for enough travel for it to be an issue for you.
Just in time! Getting ready to do this very thing.
if your going to go through all the trouble of welding your j arm Why not get a second passenger side arm then cut the front of it off then weld and gusset it in place up side down on the passenger side for crossover steeringkind of making a y off the original armleaving the tie rod where it isget a power steering box and pump from a donor truckthen make a new drag link for the crossover set up out tubingor use the one from the donor truck and modify it to length. it was a cheap way to get crossover steeringnot hysteer but crossover and lets you do away with the torque rod all togetherI mean if your not scared to weld on your steering rods why would you be scared to weld on the armsand the extra cost would just be the box from an ifs rig and a second arm and some tubingI've seen this mod done and it works greatyou just have to lean the upper arm inwards for clearance of the rim and tire but not too far to clear the springs
you know, on the ones ive done, after grinding the mushroom off, the little "cone" left breaks and will pop out when you press the ball out.BTW...you're on the wrong side of the tracks, aren't ya?
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