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Old 12-09-2013, 08:15 AM
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x3 i moved my rear track bar bracket and made new coil perches.
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I think I'm gonna move my perches, do people reuse the old perch or buy new ones? I'm pretty handy with a grinder and a welder
Old 12-09-2013, 07:33 PM
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Reuse the old ones, they are not welded on there that good and are easy to remove. Why spend money on something you don't need to.
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
Reuse the old ones, they are not welded on there that good and are easy to remove. Why spend money on something you don't need to.
Yeah they are barely tacked on there haha, good to know. Thanks guys for all the help
Old 12-10-2013, 04:50 AM
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I used the JKS adjustable coil perches and Dirtman welded a tab behind the factory track bar mount. Works well, and I didn't have to move my axle forward.
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I should have added... You may want to move your sway bar back. You can use the existing rear mounting holes for the front of the bracket, and drill new holes for the rear.
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Originally Posted by Cuv
I used the JKS adjustable coil perches and Dirtman welded a tab behind the factory track bar mount. Works well, and I didn't have to move my axle forward.
I think I'm gonna try my hand at using the stock perches and relocating them. And I'll try fabbing up a bracket for the track bar.

-another question not really related to the arms but has anyone trimmed the inner fender in the rear, like the pinch seam of the actual fender? If so can you provide pics?
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Originally Posted by ABENDX
Skip the wedges, they don't work all that well... and I'll second DIRTMAN's recommendation... I did the same and it worked well.
Mine work fine. 100K miles on 2.5". Won't disagree that moving perches is better answer, just the statement "they don't work that well."
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Originally Posted by Mark Doiron
Mine work fine. 100K miles on 2.5". Won't disagree that moving perches is better answer, just the statement "they don't work that well."

You can disagree with me all you want buddy.... it tickles me.


Working fine is relative I guess and okay... you are right. They work. You slide them in and they stay in place.

Do they correct the bow they were designed to correct...... not in my experience.
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I had initially purchased RK wedges to correct my coils, but after adjusting my pinion along with the axle being pushed back a little bit, there's no way they would have worked.


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