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Well i just recieved my KP Components 6-link, appears to have everything accounted for. no missing nuts, bolts, washers, yada yada yada. I will be doing this post from day one to final product. I know it's been done before but when I went to research them, none of the pictures show up anymore since they were done awhile ago. KP was great to deal with, parts got here quick. The only coomplaint i have right now is... they didnt send me my damn Bags!!! So im gonna have to sort that out with them tomarrow. but i have lots of work to do till im ready for the bags so i have some time. If you have ANY questions about the process or product, feel free to ask. Ill try my best to give and honest and unbiased opinion with how the kit goes together and works. Before any of you do it, ill post it first!!!............:nopics: haha. I got tons of pictures so stay tuned for those. but for now. off to the garage to start on the cantilevers.
Ian
Alrighty, here are the pictures ive been promising. ill try to keep them in order best as possible.
this is the previous bag setup that i had. just a simple as can be 2 link that had crazy vibration problems.
First step is to remove the old link setup and bags. I slipped some ubolts around the axle and tacked them up to the notch to hold the axle in place while doing this install. It also allows the axle to rotate so adjusting your pinion angle is a breeze.
Next i drilled out all of the rivets holding the front spring hanger on. I didnt have any fancy tools to do it faster. The drilling took awhile but it did the trick.
Next i did the same to the rear hanger. and then cleaned up the rest of the frame with a flapper disk and then a wire wheel.
I then had some down time waiting for my kit to arrive so i conitnued to clean up the frame and then brushed on some semi-gloss POR15. It turned out kind of funny with some spots glossy and others flat. If this were to be a showtruck, i might go back over it to make it look a little nicer, but its a daily drivers so i wasnt really worried about it.
My kit arrived and the fun began. I started by dropping the gas tank, because i couldnt get to the backside of the frame to put a socket on the nuts for the front link mount.(you might not have to move the tank if it is still in the stock location, but i have raised mine 2 inches and it was in the way). Once i got the tank out of the way i was able to bolt on the front 4link hanger.
I then did the same for the cantilever mount.
Next i assembled the link bars, pressing all of the bushings and sleeves into the links. After then were done i install the forward 4 link bars on axle bracket first, then into the front link bracket and put some bolts in.
Then i attached the dogbone(aka cantilever link) to the cantilever bar and bolted the to there hangers
My rear Slam Specialties bags will arrive tomarrow but in the meen time i threw my old firestones in there and mounted up the shocks.
here is a picture of how the panhard bar bracket mounts. You must mark and drill this 4, 1/2 inch holes.
and here it is all cleaned up and with the dirty wheels slapped on for sh*ts and grins.
here it is with the bed on and wheels TUCKIN'!
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
So ive had the truck done front and rear for a full 24 hours now. This thing ride soo nice. I put some slam specialties re7's in the front and now get very very very good lift haha. The side to side is more then i had imagined also. Here are some pictures of it 100 percent done and dialed in!
Ian
Alrighty, here are the pictures ive been promising. ill try to keep them in order best as possible.
this is the previous bag setup that i had. just a simple as can be 2 link that had crazy vibration problems.
First step is to remove the old link setup and bags. I slipped some ubolts around the axle and tacked them up to the notch to hold the axle in place while doing this install. It also allows the axle to rotate so adjusting your pinion angle is a breeze.
Next i drilled out all of the rivets holding the front spring hanger on. I didnt have any fancy tools to do it faster. The drilling took awhile but it did the trick.
Next i did the same to the rear hanger. and then cleaned up the rest of the frame with a flapper disk and then a wire wheel.
I then had some down time waiting for my kit to arrive so i conitnued to clean up the frame and then brushed on some semi-gloss POR15. It turned out kind of funny with some spots glossy and others flat. If this were to be a showtruck, i might go back over it to make it look a little nicer, but its a daily drivers so i wasnt really worried about it.
My kit arrived and the fun began. I started by dropping the gas tank, because i couldnt get to the backside of the frame to put a socket on the nuts for the front link mount.(you might not have to move the tank if it is still in the stock location, but i have raised mine 2 inches and it was in the way). Once i got the tank out of the way i was able to bolt on the front 4link hanger.
I then did the same for the cantilever mount.
Next i assembled the link bars, pressing all of the bushings and sleeves into the links. After then were done i install the forward 4 link bars on axle bracket first, then into the front link bracket and put some bolts in.
Then i attached the dogbone(aka cantilever link) to the cantilever bar and bolted the to there hangers
My rear Slam Specialties bags will arrive tomarrow but in the meen time i threw my old firestones in there and mounted up the shocks.
here is a picture of how the panhard bar bracket mounts. You must mark and drill this 4, 1/2 inch holes.
and here it is all cleaned up and with the dirty wheels slapped on for sh*ts and grins.
here it is with the bed on and wheels TUCKIN'!
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
So ive had the truck done front and rear for a full 24 hours now. This thing ride soo nice. I put some slam specialties re7's in the front and now get very very very good lift haha. The side to side is more then i had imagined also. Here are some pictures of it 100 percent done and dialed in!