Hurricane 4x4
01-18-2006, 08:51 PM
Right now I am at about 3" lift and in the near future i'm looking to go to about 4" and 33's. I have adjustable trackbars front and rear but I am running the stock control arms. I can already tell I will at least need new LCA's... at 3" the tires are too close to the inside of the fender well. Buying adjustable arms is an option, but they are expensive and I am cheap. I'm thinking it will be fairly easy to build fixed length lowers with a flex joint at one end that will cost much less than buying adjustable control arms.
Questoins
1. I know if I change the length of my lower control arms while still using the stock upper control arms, it will throw the pinion angle off. But at only 4" of lift, is it possible to keep the stock upper control arms with new longer lower control arms and not get vibes? I know the RE and other brand 3.5" kits only come with lower control arms.
2. I am looking to get more flex out of my setup. Will having flex joints on only the lowers make a significant improvement in droop?
3. Construction: I have a mig welder and I suck at using it! But i am getting better. How should I go about making these arms? I have noticed that you can buy flex joints with a threaded stud already on the joint... would it be easy enough to make these arms adjustable?
4. Opinions? Am I a retard for not just buying some new control arms from RE?
Questoins
1. I know if I change the length of my lower control arms while still using the stock upper control arms, it will throw the pinion angle off. But at only 4" of lift, is it possible to keep the stock upper control arms with new longer lower control arms and not get vibes? I know the RE and other brand 3.5" kits only come with lower control arms.
2. I am looking to get more flex out of my setup. Will having flex joints on only the lowers make a significant improvement in droop?
3. Construction: I have a mig welder and I suck at using it! But i am getting better. How should I go about making these arms? I have noticed that you can buy flex joints with a threaded stud already on the joint... would it be easy enough to make these arms adjustable?
4. Opinions? Am I a retard for not just buying some new control arms from RE?