99 Silverado Buildup

[Danielson]

looking good man,

[prerunsilverado]

am unsure how to make the measurements and what size shock to get

geez and i told you to just take measurements liek a dumbass ha ha sorry dude i didnt see that part (god i hate being that guy that doesnt read the post). um when i cycled my stock suspension i got 7 inches, 8 if you smash the bump stop. you probably get like 9. best way in my opinion with the designs and ideas i have thought about would be to cut the droop stops off...the ones under the UCA by the bushings...and set up the front end to droop another inch using limit straps. post some pics then we talk more.

[prerunsilverado]

Man, I just found this thread and I'm really impressed. I just bought a 99 Sierra last week. It came with a horizontal uniball upper control arm but a stock lower control arm, fabtech coils and 2.0 fox resi's. I want to throw some coilovers on there but am unsure how to make the measurements and what size shock to get. It looks like you went with the 10", do you suggest the same for my application? do you think I could mount it to the factory lower control arm? Thanks for your input, it looks like you really know what you're doing!

uniballed UCA and 2.0 w resis. sounds like what i kinda wanted to do before i got myself into this whole long travel setup! first off post a pic. second dont coil over it. you will have to plate the lower arms and its not worth it IMO. if you want coilovers then you might as well just build a front end or buy one. i wish i went your route first and experimented with coils and shock tunning first before i just build a front end. seams more interesting. anyone can buy the stuff i have and build or have it built. and no id say a 8 inch coil over would be more what you need. do measuring first. post a pic dude, im interested in your front end. lates.

[prerunsilverado]

ooooookkkkkkk my first reply came up second and the reply to that came up first....

[fabtech_chevy]

thats so awesome!!! ya wanna build me one man?? jk

[layinlow_11]

Very nice work, looks like you have some awesome fab skills

[prerunsilverado]

update from the weekend. made the steering for both sides, made the LCA jig and arm for the drivers side.

[shapinoweno]

loooks great man, keep up the good work.

[sktw8]

Makes me want a prerunner really bad. Great work keep up with the updates.

Jack

[Danielson]

that things looking really welll done,

What did the new upper and lower control arms run you

[prerunsilverado]

Hows bad is the bumpsteer with those spindles?

i didnt get the chance to measure that. it was late as ffuucckk sunday when i got the arms on. i then had to take it all off and put the regular lift spindle setup back on so i could drive to work in the morning. i eye balled it and it looked near nothing but after 20 inches it got crappy but im strapping it around 17.

What did the new upper and lower control arms run you

im making everything but the spindles, the pictures are of the mock up arms so i can fool around with the geometry. finals will be with 4130.

[prerunsilverado]

got these in the mail today. major thanks to jason at gmachine. he set me up with his new tig welded shackles for silverados. these things are NICE. they will be put on with some custom leafs that north country spring will be making and fox 2.5 bypasses that im going to buy in a couple weeks

[shapinoweno]

those are pretty clean man. how much did they run you?

[prerunsilverado]

those are pretty clean man. how much did they run you?

These are the Tig welded ones so they are 210. Got them from Jason at G-Machine in Long Beach. Very Very nice shackle and exactly what I was looking for---2" longer than stock.

Link to G-Machine Silverado Shackle

Jason
562.595.5410

[prerunsilverado]

so i got custom springs built for my truck by north county spring. went out tonight and drove around kinda hard. ended up doing this...

didnt have tools and i wasnt but 2 miles from home so i drug them home through the back roads. sparked like crazy!

[Bad-Intentions]

WOW what are you going to replace them with.

[AuburnChevy]

Is that a tiregate in your bed in place of a tailgate?

[fabtech_chevy]

wow sounds like im not the only one with stiff springs lol (dont get me started) Are you going to have to mod the springs, or are you going to change something else?

[prerunsilverado]

Is that a tiregate in your bed in place of a tailgate?

hell no, god i hate those tire gates. i built the rear bumper setup.

WOW what are you going to replace them with

still going with the original plans...ordering up some FOX 2.5 16" resi bypass shocks and 2.5 bumps in a couple of weeks.

wow sounds like im not the only one with stiff springs lol

negative, they are custom HANDMADE long travel springs built by Jonathan @ North County Spring of escondido with GMachine Tig welded shackles. they are actually very nice and i thought i could get by with the stock shocks till i got the bypasses. shocks are the limit to the suspension right now and they binded when i drooped last night.

[prerunsilverado]

ordered up a set of FOX 2.5 2 tube bypass 16'' resi shocks friday for the rear. Should be here in a couple of weeks.

soon as those come in new bedcage will be built, halo for the driveshaft so it clears at droop, straps, brake lines, etc.

it will be strapped at 16''.