Well, it's getting weirder.
I bought a Skys Offroad high steer kit and threw the arms on, it definitely will not work at my ride height. The tie rod sits about 1/2" off the oil pan. I could notch the pan, or gain a bit of clearance by pushing the axle forward. But neither is going to give me all the up-travel I have now. So, I have a new plan. Convert the front end to spring-under, and run a set of flat high steer arms from Front Range Offroad. I ordered the steering arms without holes drilled, so I have the option to drill the taper from the bottom and run the tie rod and/or the drag link under the steer arm.
As for the spring-under, I started with a set of '86 rear springs and rearched them. Too short, bad shackle angle. Also, axle too far forward even with pin relocation shims moving it an inch backwards.
Next up, a set of '89 xtra-cab rear springs. I don't think the xtra-cab part matters since I'm not using the full pack, but I thought I'd mention it. This looks much better.
I need to re-arch a bunch more springs to make the front packs and I'm still waiting for the flat steering arms to arrive, but this is a good start.
I could just run a bunch of lift like the normal folks and use a conventional hi-steer setup, but I'm a stubborn guy and need to do things the hard way.
