Thanks Stang5lgt!
And no worries about the questions. Everything to do with the coilovers and where they sit with weight is knowing your corner sprung weights. I am running 220/300 lb springs I needed them a little soft so that they would compress a long ways. This way when I go to full droop the tension will still remain on the springs. You never want the springs to loose pressure. If you do when the rig comes back down on them it can hurt the shock, coils, be loud, etc. I also wanted them soft because this rig will do mostly rocks. (I took my best guess on my sprung corner weights)
Lots goes into what the combined spring rates are and if you know the sprung weight you can then tell how far they will compress to hold that weight. Take the 2 rates and X them together in my case 300X200=60,000. Then add the two together 300+200=500. Then divide them 60,000./.500=120. So when the two springs are in series they have a combined spring rate of 120lbs per inch. So every 120 placed on them collapses them 1". Then knowing the sprung weight you can then see how far they will compress with your weight. You can make them hold it an inch higher by adjusting the preload/adjusting rings down 1". Make sense?
Anyways, for an update. It has been a crazy day I had to go take some ASE tests tonight and I passed them!
I have a ton of pictures but with packing the house and being worried about the truck I don't know when I will get them up. But for a quick written update. The rear axle is fully painted and in the truck for the final time!
I will hook up the sway bar and shocks and brake lines later when I get home, that stuff is easy. Rear drive shaft should be on its way here today. The front, the shock hoops are fully welded up on the upper mounts and added a brace to them to prevent them from starting to tear. Also they are back on the truck and fully welded to the frame. So all coil over mounts are done and ready to receive the coil overs. Hope to have them on tomorrow. Then the transmission cross member is fully done and welded just needed to be painted but I put the factory one back in for the trip hoe since I can put it in later. I'll spend my time making it roll able to get it on the trailer.
I thought I would have it drivable but heck all the little things and TIG welds take time. But its done right so I am happy. Did get the steering box in where it needs to go. What a PITA I will explain when the pictures are posted but the mounting bolts barely clear the frame. so its hard to get it right. But that steering box plate I made is tack welded in place. That box is tight!!!!! But it fits good and clears everything. Just barely but it does!
The painted lower links are back on the truck and the painted uppers will go on tomorrow. (Needed to get a bolt to spread the lower link mounts, they closed some when welded, grrr) So all that's left to get this thing roll able to get on a trailer is the drag link (not fully needed but I want it done) and the trac bar. I got the axle side trac bar bracket done today. Its not the prettiest bracket on the truck but its all 1/4" and will work great and easy. So all that's left to do between tomorrow and half of the day Wednesday is to bend the track bar itself, tap the tube for the axle side JJ, make the frame side mounts and weld the tube to the bushing on the frame side. Lol, wish me luck
