upside down i beam?

boots · Post by **boots** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:42 pm

link is just a blank page

greenbank · Post by **greenbank** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:23 am

It's a problem called "site owner has a small weiner," I think. You can get there, you just can't get there from this site.

Copy it to your clipboard, close your browser, reopen, and paste URL in.

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:33 am

Ok, here are the "pre lift" measurements. ( plus a couple my wife said I have to throw in). This coming Thursday morning it starts!! Wish me luck.

Post by **FORDification** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:15 am

An Arizona resident wearing a Big Red t-shirt??

Cool!

Good luck!

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:08 pm

Every summer I went to my great grandmas, St Paul, Neb. It was bread into me. GO BIG RED.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:33 pm

Actually I agree with keith it would give you opposite caster of what you got now. Instead of / you'd Have \ or instead of \ youd have /.

either way you would probably have to have the caster changed by a good I beam place probably a Deisel repair shop they have I beam Front suspensions all be it single I-beam. Or they would know a place that could help you.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:18 am

Basically Caster is where and how the steer tire(s) Trail the axle at all speeds and effects Steering return.

So if the castor is like this / right side up, swapped and upside down it would do this \ and would have negative caster.
as opposed to just swapped wich would do this / to this / just everything backwards. I thought that like the 80-93 I beams the 67-72 had one side shorter than the other is this the wrong idea?

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:15 am

I got under and measured them in the truck and they seem to be the same length. I am worried about the tire angle though. I will just have to wait and see what it looks like.

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:05 pm

Got the radius arm bushings ordered and I think I am set to get started. I have come to the conclusion that the camber may be off a little but I might be able to fix it with a couple of well placed shims.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:06 am

If it works out i will not knock it.Good luck. as caster and camber go you could have a diesel alignment shop bend the i beams for you.I think.

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:09 pm

Ok all this is really turning into a project. The farther I go the more I find wrong

. I pulled my drums off to replace the brakes while I was there. Passenger side has over 1/8 inch grooves in it. Theres another chunk of change. But I am continuing on.

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:53 pm

Was going to take some pics for everyone, the dam batteries in my camera are dead

. I will have to wait till the wife comes home and go get some. Anyway, I've got it apart and have a lot of cleaning to do before it goes back together.

boots · Post by **boots** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:46 pm

cant wait to see pics

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:32 pm

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

So far so good, 4 1/2 hours to get the front end out, and a couple of parts cleaned up for new bushings. Final measuring done, they are exactly the same length so no problem there.

Heeerrrreeee we go.

Heavenlyfire · Post by **Heavenlyfire** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:33 pm

By the way Boots.

My wife says thanks for putting the idea in my head

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