1960-1962 Lower control arms

[luifer76]

and more....

[luifer76]

had to trim some spots on the side so the control arm can clear the steering and the the upper bag plate...

[luifer76]

also got all the mud/dirt and oil of the spring pocket and high pressure washed it so i can start hacking it....

[luifer76]

and thats what i did today.....

[61_FL_Apache]

How thick was that steel you welded in? Also, what was the small notches you put in there for?

What is your plan for the upper bag mount area? My plan, when I get to it, was to remove most of the metal in the center of that area and weld in a standard upper bag plate you can buy. It already has the mounting holes in it.

Great job so far!! I will use this for my model when the time comes.

Im also interested in what bags you are planning to use up front.

[luifer76]

Originally Posted by 61_FL_Apache

How thick was that steel you welded in? Also, what was the small notches you put in there for?

What is your plan for the upper bag mount area? My plan, when I get to it, was to remove most of the metal in the center of that area and weld in a standard upper bag plate you can buy. It already has the mounting holes in it.

Great job so far!! I will use this for my model when the time comes.

Im also interested in what bags you are planning to use up front.

thanks bro..... the thickness of the metal is 3/16 of an inch is just some diamond plate i had left over from other builds the little notches on the sides are for the steering and the upper mount clearance the plan is to make the arm touch the upper mount when is laid out as far as the upper im gonna remove a section of the upper mounts and make it higher i thought about removing it all and moving it up but im gonna try this first i think i can get it to lay pretty low like this and he'll be happy with it ill post pics on how i do the upper..... oh and the bags im not sure yet the one you see there is a 2500 bag and i could probably squeeze a 2600 but it would be tight and it may rub i would have to maybe trim the upper sides of the lower control arm....

[61_FL_Apache]

Originally Posted by luifer76

thanks bro..... the thickness of the metal is 3/16 of an inch is just some diamond plate i had left over from other builds the little notches on the sides are for the steering and the upper mount clearance the plan is to make the arm touch the upper mount when is laid out as far as the upper im gonna remove a section of the upper mounts and make it higher i thought about removing it all and moving it up but im gonna try this first i think i can get it to lay pretty low like this and he'll be happy with it ill post pics on how i do the upper..... oh and the bags im not sure yet the one you see there is a 2500 bag and i could probably squeeze a 2600 but it would be tight and it may rub i would have to maybe trim the upper sides of the lower control arm....

On trucks like these, do you use single chamber bags or two chamber bags?

[luifer76]

you mean single or double convoluted bags right? you want to use double since they get you more lift....

[luifer76]

here is a pic of 2 2500 lb bags and 2 2600 lb bags that will give you an idea on the size difference...

[61_FL_Apache]

That is a big difference.. Will the 2600's fit inside the LCA's without rubbing?

[luifer76]

Originally Posted by 61_FL_Apache

That is a big difference.. Will the 2600's fit inside the LCA's without rubbing?

im sure you can 2600 in there but im thinking you will have trim the upper part of the sides of the arm and reenforce the sides so the bag dont rub something like this

[luifer76]

ok so for the last couple days i been putting 2 to 3 hrs of work on this thing long days help getting stuff done after work.... here is what i did i marked where i was gonna cut the upper bag mount/spring pocket and i decided to remove an inch from the spring pocket here are some pics ....

[luifer76]

more pics...

[luifer76]

some more....

[luifer76]

and i started to cut the upper bag plates... i still need to paint them and bolt them in place but i think im gonna have to do a lil trimming on the lca's more pics

[luifer76]

so here is one of the front tires with the lca jacked up didn't want to put too much pressure on it and knock it off the jackstand but after triming the lca i figure is gonna tuck another inch or inch and a half.... pics

[luifer76]

trimmed and painted the lca's and upper bag plates and bolted everything back up here is a pic of the bag compressed after triming the bumstop bracket a little more....

[dr69burb]

Bad ass bro.
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[61_FL_Apache]

Looks good!!!

[slepysal]

great work and write up !

[luifer76]

Originally Posted by dr69burb

Bad ass bro.
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thanks brotha....

[luifer76]

Originally Posted by 61_FL_Apache

Looks good!!!

thanks man i figure i keep the thread alive and just give others some ideas....

[luifer76]

Originally Posted by slepysal

great work and write up !

thanks bro....

[luifer76]

after work i picked up 5 feet of 2X4 tubing 3/16" thick so i can build the notches... and i stopped by my buddy's shop and picked up 50 feet of air line...

[luifer76]

we got the bed off the truck and i found a couple surprises lol... someone made their own towing set up lol... here are some pics.