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by no home
Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:50 pm
Forum: Off-Road
Topic: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tubing
Replies: 35
Views: 16994

Re: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tub

I saw the runners you were installing, or thinking of. And I'm not going to throw the idea away. Have you seen a front end collision test with these??? The things seriously fold in half! Plus I'm a little coo-coo but I'm looking into fabricating a long travel kit someday and though I'm not going to ...
by no home
Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:35 pm
Forum: Off-Road
Topic: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tubing
Replies: 35
Views: 16994

Re: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tub

So I was looking under there today and I noticed a few things... I can't use the piece I wanted though I'm still interested in using aluminum rather than steel. I can see clearly now the metal coming into where I was going to run the tube. I wonder if I could just notch it out though and weld the an...
by no home
Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:06 pm
Forum: Off-Road
Topic: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tubing
Replies: 35
Views: 16994

Re: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tub

Thanks for the part numbers for reference. I may be using some pieces around the shop as we have all sorts. Among those pieces is a surplus in aluminum load bars, which are 3x2 1/2 rectangular tubing and I'm basically planning on going that route. They've got a 2200# rating each and weigh half as mu...
by no home
Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:11 pm
Forum: Off-Road
Topic: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tubing
Replies: 35
Views: 16994

Re: Subframe extension to spring shackle using 2"x2" box tub

I've been wondering how to do this. Putting on new leafs, coils and 4" spindles so I figured I'd be under the van for a bit. Installing next weekend, but stoked to see someone posting something extremely recent and necessary, in my opinion. Going to be checking this out soon. How much weight? H...
by no home
Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2584
Views: 757640

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Ordered the 4" lift spindles from OLV. Anyone else done this since 2008?????????? Basically copying 97CargoCrawler on this one. Trying to find out what he did with the brake lines... :peep: