New LCA's installed
 

Got a set of Freedom Racing Tool & Die lower control arms from the UPS guy today.

Talk about some beautiful pieces. I almost wanted to just mount them on the wall but the wife protested. It's raining so I couldn't really get too crazy on my test drive but it actually seemed to ride better.

Stock

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0023.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0024.jpg

The new pieces

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0025.jpg

Side by side comparisons..

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0028.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0029.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0030.jpg

New arms installed...

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0031.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0032.jpg

I also put the included decal on the back window since they are supporting our Tail of the Dragon / Wounded Warrior fund-raiser.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0038.jpg

and I finally decided to cut down my rear bump stops since there was only about 3/8" of travel before they made contact.

Before

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0034.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0033.jpg

After

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0035.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...T/IMAG0036.jpg

Nice how was the install? and about how long did it take you?

Yeah, it easy as pie.

Would those bumpers hit the body when you hit bumps on the road?

Yes, they limited the suspension travel severely.

Nice job Jeff.

Looks like I need to fix the date on my camera. Whoops.

Another school of thought on rear axle bumpstops is that leaving them stock allows a more progressive effect from when they first contact to when it is like driving a go kart, i.e. solid suspension.

I understand that too but with the K Springs installed there wasn't enough room to get a flat tipped screwdriver in between the bumpstop and the frame. In the one pic you can see that the bumpstop is actually leaning over because it's already in contact. I drove it for over a month like that, trying to resist the cut bumpstop movement but when I saw that last night I had to chop em!

It rides a lot nicer now, I swear it does.