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Oh, here is a link to Suicide Doors in case you wanted to check them out.


http://suicidedoors.com/S103-LinkKit.php

Don

They work surprisingly well Dave. Both my Son's had these on bagged S10's, that is how we knew about them. Even raising or lowering the truck 4 inches each way had very little effect on them. Some have questioned that these might allow the rear axle to move sideways on turns, but the top bar prevents that from happening.

Both of their trucks had tons of miles using this setup and they had no problems at all. I was skeptical the first time I saw them too. For my Dodge it was the only suspension set up I had room for because of being bobbed so short in the back.

Don

Thanks Don, those pictures are enough to get the wheels spinning again. I just got a new plasma cutter also, so it will give me something to do with it. I was searching through Jegs website and they had uppers as short as 11.5" with a spherical rod end. I'll have to check it out tomorrow.

Thanks again,
Sean.

BTW, I enjoyed your photos. You are really doing things nice and strong on the frame, good job. You might want to hang onto that motorscooter with gas prices getting nuts. I'm thinking moped myself.

Watch that plasma cutter, those things will put hot sparks down your socks in a heartbeat. I'm still sporting scars.

Don

That axle tube warped pretty bad when you welded the brackets to it!

Itoldyouso,
Just wondering, How come you didn't turn the triangle bar around, so that you didn't need such a large bracket on the rearend?

Pat

Originally Posted by R Pope

That axle tube warped pretty bad when you welded the brackets to it!

What? No it didn't.


HemiT, it is designed to work facing that direction. On something like a 9 inch rear end you just weld a couple of tabs on either side of the pumpkin portion. but on an S10 that entire center is cast iron so you can't weld to it (easily anyway) so the bracket is made to bolt on through the 10 rear cover bolt holes. They supply grade 8 bolts and a ring to fill up the sunken in portion around the cover so it sits level and bolts down tight.

Don

I don't think mines warped either?????

Thanks, I restored that '63 Vespa for my girlfriend but I think I've ridden it more than her, that's why I have to build a hotrod so my friends think I'm cool again!
I was also thinking maybe I should turn that around and have the triangle the other way???

Sean.

Didn't Toad in American Grafitti ride a Vespa?

I don't think the top bar will work turned around, but you might want to call them and ask. I've just always seen it done this way. Something to do with geometry and other subjects I have no idea about.

Don